Efficacy of home sampling for screening of Chlamydia trachomatis: Randomised study

BMJ

Volumn 317, Issue 7150, 1998, Pages 26-27

  Østergaard, Lars ^a   Andersen, Berit ^b   Olesen, Frede ^b   Møller, Jens K ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Department of Internal Medicine II (Hematology Oncology Immunology Rheumatology)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; URINALYSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SELF CARE; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0032482722     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7150.26     Document Type: Article

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