Barriers to screening sexually active adolescent women for chlamydia: A survey of primary care physicians

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 204-210

  Cook, Robert L ^a,b   Wiesenfeld, Harold C ^a   Ashton, Michael R ^a   Krohn, Marijane A ^a   Zamborsky, Tracy ^a   Scholle, Sarah H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Chlamydia infections; Physicians' practice patterns; Screening; Women's health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0035104831     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(00)00152-X     Document Type: Article

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