Self-reported sexually transmitted disease symptoms and treatment-seeking behaviors in china

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 443-448

  Guan, Jihui ^a   Wu, Zunyou ^b   Li, Li ^c,d   Lin, Chunqing ^d   Rotheram Borus, Mary Jane ^c   Detels, Roger ^d   Hsieh, Julie ^d  

^a Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF MEDICATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651158957     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2008.0204     Document Type: Article

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