Patient, resident physician, and visit factors associated with documentation of sexual history in the outpatient setting

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 887-893

  Loeb, Danielle F ^a   Lee, Rita S ^a   Binswanger, Ingrid A ^a,b,c   Ellison, Misoo C ^b   Aagaard, Eva M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; ambulatory care; communication skills; medical education; sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER SCREENING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MAINTENANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051550429     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1711-z     Document Type: Review

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