Sexually transmissible infection management practices among primary care physicians in Singapore

Sexual Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-271

  Chan, Roy K W ^a   Tan, Hiok Hee ^a   Chio, Martin T W ^a   Sen, Priya ^a   Ho, Kar Woon ^b   Wong, Mee Lian ^b  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Contact tracing; Counselling; General practitioners; Notification

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXYCYCLINE; IMIQUIMOD; LIQUID NITROGEN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PODOPHYLLIN; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; VALACICLOVIR;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENITAL ULCER; GROUP PRACTICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; SCREENING TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGAPORE; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTACT TRACING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 49449104520     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH07079     Document Type: Article

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