Partner referral by patients with gonorrhea and chlamydial infection: Case-finding observations

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 334-342

  Van De Laar, Marita J W ^a   Termorshuizen, Fabian ^a   Van Den Hoek, Anneke ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030875610     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199707000-00005     Document Type: Article

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