A randomised controlled trial of computer-assisted interviewing in sexual health clinics

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 310-314

  Richens, John ^a,b   Copas, Andrew ^a   Sadiq, Syed Tariq ^c,d   Kingori, Patricia ^e   McCarthy, Ona ^a   Jones, Victoria ^a   Hay, Philip ^c,d   Miles, Kevin ^b   Gilson, Richard ^a,b   Imrie, John ^f   Pakianathan, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PANCRAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROCEDURES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956027426     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2010.043422     Document Type: Article

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