Georgia Prenatal Care Providers' Perceptions of Barriers to Sexually Tnansmitted Disease Screening

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 845-849

  Barnes, Rheta S ^a   Anderson, Lynda A ^b   Weisbord, Joanna S ^b   Koumans, Emilia ^b   Toomey, Kathleen E ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Barriers; Health care policy; Pregnancy; Prenatal care providers; Sexually transmitted disease screening

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0642366565     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000083859.84394.B7     Document Type: Review

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