An international survey of patients with genital warts: Perceptions regarding treatment and impact on lifestyle

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 571-578

  Maw, Raymond D ^a   Reitano, Michael ^b   Roy, Michel ^c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genital warts; Lifestyle changes; Patient perceptions; Physician consultation; Psychosexual impact

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; CONDYLOMA; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PAIN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0031715417     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462981921143     Document Type: Article

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