A plea for more research on access to sexual health services

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-76

  Fairley, Christopher K ^a,b   Williams, Hennie ^a,b   Lee, David M ^a,b   Cummings, Rosey ^a,b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Sexual health clinics; Sexually transmitted infections; Triage

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL MEDICINE; TRIAGE;

EID: 33847211369     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207779949565     Document Type: Review

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