How and why do South Asians attend GUM clinics? Evidence from contrasting GUM clinics across England

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 366-370

  Dhar, Jyoti ^a   Griffiths, Catherine A ^b   Cassell, Jackie A ^c   Sutcliffe, Lorna ^d   Brook, Gary M ^e   Mercer, Catherine H ^b  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^d ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e EALING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ETHNICITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ASIA, WESTERN; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VENEREOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958044831     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2009.036004     Document Type: Article

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