| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Patients with high levels of medically unexplained symptoms, termed somatizing patients, have repeatedly been shown to have disproportionately elevated rates of medical care utilization,1- 3 including outpatient visits,4- 7 hospitalizations,6- 8 and total health care costs.4,9,10 Their utilization is particularly maladaptive and suboptimal because these patients tend to ???doctor shop,??? consult
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