Rapid screening and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases in arrestees: A feasible control measure

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1423-1426

  Beltrami, John F ^a,b,d   Cohen, Deborah A ^c   Hamrick, Joseph T ^a   Farley, Thomas A ^e  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Division of Public Health   (United States)

^e Division of Public Health ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRISON; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0030881251     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.9.1423     Document Type: Article

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