The right thing to do: Patients' views and experiences of telling partners about chlamydia

Family Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 418-423

  Temple Smith, Meredith ^a   Hopkins, Carol ^a   Fairley, Christopher ^a   Tomnay, Jane ^b   Pavlin, Natasha ^a   Parker, Rhian ^c   Russell, Darren ^d   Bowden, Frank ^c,e   Hocking, Jane ^a   Pitts, Marian ^f   Chen, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infectious diseases; Patient involvement; Qualitative research; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955248345     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq028     Document Type: Article

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