Attitudes towards pelvic examination and chaperones: A questionnaire survey of patients and providers

Contraception

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 313-317

  Fiddes, Pamela ^a   Scott, Alison ^a   Fletcher, Joan ^b   Glasier, Anna ^a  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b Governance Support Team   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chaperone; Pelvic examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; EXPECTATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT; PELVIS; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0037383260     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(02)00540-1     Document Type: Article

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