Reticence to prescribe: Utilization of expedited partner therapy among obstetrics providers in Arizona

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 449-452

  Taylor, M M ^a,b,c   Collier, M G ^d   Winscott, M M ^b   Mickey, T ^c   England, B ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c Maricopa County Department of Public Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Expedited partner therapy; Gonorrhoea; Patient delivered partner therapy; Pdpt; Std; Std treatment

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

ALLERGY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EXPEDITED PARTNER THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARIZONA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 79961014512     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.010492     Document Type: Article

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