Emergency physicians and sexual involvement with patients: An Ontario survey

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 663-669

  Ovens, Howard J ^a,b   Permaul Woods, Joanne A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030799882     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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