The differing views of male and female patients toward chaperones for genital examinations in a sexual health setting

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1004-1007

  Teague, Richard ^a   Newton, Danielle ^b   Fairley, Christopher K ^b   Hocking, Jane ^b   Pitts, Marian ^c   Bradshaw, Catriona ^b   Chen, Marcus ^b,d  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 36349012427     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3180ca8f3a     Document Type: Article

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