What are the needs of asylum seekers attending an STI clinic and are they significantly different from those of British patients?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 515-518

  Rogstad, K E ^a   Dale, Helen ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asylum; Cytology; HIV; Sexual assault; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX ALLOCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMEAR; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STATE MEDICINE; UROLOGY;

EID: 4344647309     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462041558230     Document Type: Article

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