How much do delayed Healthcare seeking, delayed care provision, and diversion from primary care contribute to the transmission of STIs?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 400-405

  Mercer, Catherine H ^a   Sutcliffe, Lorna ^a   Johnson, Anne M ^a   White, Peter J ^b   Brook, Gary ^c   Ross, Jonathan D C ^d   Dhar, Jyoti ^e   Horner, Paddy ^f   Keane, Frances ^g   Jungmann, Eva ^h   Sweeney, John ⁱ   Kinghorn, George ^j   Garnett, Geoff G ^b   Stephenson, Judith M ^a   Cassell, Jackie A ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d North West London Hospitals NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h Camden PCT   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^j ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 34547810427     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.024554     Document Type: Article

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