Comparison of STI-related consultations among ethnic groups in the Netherlands: An epidemiologic study using electronic records from general practices Epidemiology and research methodology in primary care

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Woestenberg, Petra J ^a   Van Oeffelen, Aloysia A M ^a   Stirbu Wagner, Irina ^b   Van Benthem, Birgit H B ^a   Van Bergen, Jan E A M ^a,c,d   Van Den Broek, Ingrid V F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c National Institute for STI and AIDS Control in the Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; General practice; HIV; Primary care; Sexually transmitted infections (STI); STD; Testing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGISTER; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84935921652     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-015-0281-2     Document Type: Article

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