The limits of health-care seeking behaviour: How long will patients travel for STI care? Evidence from England's 'Patient Access and the Transmission of Sexually Transmitted Infections' ('PATSI') study

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 814-816

  Olonilua, O ^a   Ross, J D C ^a   Mercer, C ^b   Keane, F ^c   Brook, G ^d   Cassell, J A ^e  

^a Whittall Street Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Distance; Service delivery; Sexual health; Travel

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; VENEREOLOGY;

EID: 57349159319     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008205     Document Type: Article

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