Sexually transmissible diseases - Knowledge and practices of general practitioners in Victoria, Australia

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 533-537

  Mulvey, Graeme ^a   Temple Smith, Meredith J ^a   Keogh, Louise A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Health services; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VICTORIA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79959952661     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.73.6.533     Document Type: Article

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