Reproductive tract infections in primary healthcare, family planning, and dermatovenereology clinics: Evaluation of syndromic management in Morocco

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 74, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Ryan, Caroline A ^a   Zidouh, Ahmed ^b   Manhart, Lisa E ^a   Selka, Rhizlane ^b   Xia, Minsheng ^a   Moloney Kitts, Michele ^c   Mahjour, Jaouad ^b   Krone, Melissa ^a   Courtois, Barry N ^a   Dallabetta, Gina ^d   Holmes, King K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Ministry of Public Health   (Morocco)

^c USAID ^*  (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatovenereology clinics; Family planning clinics; Morocco; Primary healthcare clinics; Reproductive tract infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOROCCO; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS; VENEREOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY CARE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0031849231     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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