Attitudes about sexual disclosure and perceptions of stigma and shame

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 334-338

  Cunningham, S D ^a   Tschann, J ^b   Gurvey, J E ^a   Fortenberry, J D ^c   Ellen, Jonathan M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHAME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; SAN FRANCISCO; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SHAME; STEREOTYPING; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0036797598     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.78.5.334     Document Type: Article

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