Observations of sexually transmitted disease consultations in India

Public Health

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-128

  Mertens, T E ^a   Davey Smith, G ^b   Kantharaj, K ^c   Mugrditchian, D ^d   Radhakrishnan, K M ^e  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c GOVERNMENT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^d Arwan Building   (Thailand)

^e Ministry of Health   (India)

Author keywords

Case management quality; Evaluation; India; Sexually transmitted diseases; STD HIV prevention; Syndromic treatment

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONSULTATIONS; HEALTHCARE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONDOM; CONSULTATION; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENITAL ULCER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MONITORING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URETHRITIS;

INDIA; MADRAS; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 0031946102     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(98)00596-4     Document Type: Article

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