Patients' perspectives on sexual history taking in Korea

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 370-375

  Kim, Su Hyun ^a   Lee, Young Mee ^b   Park, Jong Tae ^b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Confucianism; Primary health care; Sexual history

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFUCIANISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 39149097513     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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