Partner notification for syphilis: A randomized, controlled trial of three approaches

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 511-518

  Peterman, Thomas A ^a,d   Toomey, Kathleen E ^a   Dicker, Linda W ^e   Zaidi, Akbar A ^a   Wroten, Jack E ^b   Carolina, Jerry ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Florida Department of Agriculture   (United States)

^c NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; CONTACT TRACING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW JERSEY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SYPHILIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030671567     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199710000-00003     Document Type: Article

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