British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 46-51 , March 2010

Do we need chaperones for intimate examination in urology clinics? Patients’ preferences and urologists’ practice in Scotland

  • E. Ong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh EH2 4XU, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 7711381017; fax: +44 7092128998.
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  • S. Garnett

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline KY12 0SU, United Kingdom
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  • J.R. MacFarlane

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline KY12 0SU, United Kingdom
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  • R. Donat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh EH2 4XU, United Kingdom

Received 1 September 2009 ,Revised 19 November 2009 ,Accepted 22 November 2009.

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PII: S1875-9742(09)00199-2

doi: 10.1016/j.bjmsu.2009.11.004

British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 46-51 , March 2010

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