Sexually transmitted disease management in Uganda's private-for-profit formal and informal sector and compliance with treatment

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 650-654

  Jacobs, Bart ^a   Whitworth, James ^b   Kambugu, Fred ^c   Pool, Robert ^b  

^a Provision of Basic Health Services   (Cambodia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN;

ABSTINENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONDOM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRAINING; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UGANDA;

EID: 7044250866     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000143087.08185.17     Document Type: Article

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