Open AccessContinuing Need for Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics After the Affordable Care Act
Author(s) -
Karen W. Hoover,
Bradley W. Parsell,
Jami S. Leichliter,
Melissa A. Habel,
Guoyu Tao,
William S. Pearson,
Thomas L. Gift
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2015.302839
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , sexually transmitted disease , health care , health insurance , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , economics , economic growth
We assessed the characteristics of sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic patients, their reasons for seeking health services in STD clinics, and their access to health care in other venues.