Delay in symptom presentation among a sample of older GUM clinic attenders

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-46

  Gott, C Merryn ^a   Rogstad, Karen E ^b   Riley, Vincent ^c   Ahmed Jushuf, Imtyaz ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing population; Delay behaviour; Older people

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032959151     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462991913079     Document Type: Article

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