Comparing quality of care for sexually transmitted diseases in specialized and general clinics

Public Health Reports

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 157-163

  Asch, Steven M ^a,b,c   Sa'adah, Marjorie G ^d   Lopez, Rajni ^d   Kokkinis, Alicia ^d   Richwald, Gary A ^d   Rhew, David C ^a,c,e  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Sexually Transmitted Disease Program   (United States)

^e Zynx Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0036522047     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3549(04)50122-X     Document Type: Article

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