TY - JOUR AU - Price, David H. AU - Tracy, C. Shawn AU - Upshur, Ross EG PY - 2005 DA - 2005/12/21 TI - Chaperone use during intimate examinations in primary care: postal survey of family physicians JO - BMC Family Practice SP - 52 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - Physicians have long been advised to have a third party present during certain parts of a physical examination; however, little is known about the frequency of chaperone use for those specific intimate examinations regularly performed in primary care. We aimed to determine the frequency of chaperone use among family physicians across a variety of intimate physical examinations for both male and female patients, and also to identify the factors associated with chaperone use. SN - 1471-2296 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-6-52 DO - 10.1186/1471-2296-6-52 ID - Price2005 ER -