Testing for sexually transmitted infections in a population-based sexual health survey: Development of an acceptable ethical approach

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 380-382

  Field, Nigel ^a   Tanton, Clare ^a   Mercer, Catherine H ^a   Nicholson, Soazig ^b   Soldan, Kate ^c   Beddows, Simon ^c   Ison, Catherine ^c   Johnson, Anne M ^a   Sonnenberg, Pam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTACT EXAMINATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864004244     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100068     Document Type: Article

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