Diagnosis and treatment of presumed STIs at Mexican pharmacies: Survey results from a random sample of Mexico City pharmacy attendants

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 224-228

  Turner, A N ^a   Ellertson, Charlotte ^a   Thomas, S ^a   Garcia S ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; PEFLOXACIN; PHENAZOPYRIDINE; RIBAVIRIN; ROSOXACIN; SECNIDAZOLE; SPECTINOMYCIN; TINIDAZOLE; TROMANTADINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; CONSUMER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HERPES; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONNEL; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RECORDING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME; TRAINING; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0038311911     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.79.3.224     Document Type: Article

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