'Can you recommend any good STI apps?' A review of content, accuracy and comprehensiveness of current mobile medical applications for STIs and related genital infections

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 240-246

  Gibbs, Jo ^a   Gkatzidou, Voula ^b   Tickle, Laura ^c   Manning, Sarah R ^d   Tilakkumar, Tilna ^d   Hone, Kate ^b   Ashcroft, Richard E ^e   Sonnenberg, Pam ^a   Sadiq, S Tariq ^f   Estcourt, Claudia S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SEXUAL HEALTH

Indexed keywords

VALACICLOVIR;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GOLD STANDARD; GONORRHEA; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; INFORMATION SEEKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIVACY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STANDARDS; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION;

CELL PHONES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIVACY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF CARE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84998723897     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2016-052690     Document Type: Article

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