Patterns and determinants of patient-delivered therapy uptake among healthcare consumers

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-32

  Goldsworthy, Richard C ^a   Fortenberry, Dennis J ^b  

^a Academic Edge Inc   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONSUMER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DELIVERED PARTNER THERAPY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59049097512     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318186011d     Document Type: Article

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