Sexually transmitted infections in a basic healthcare clinic in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Syndromic management for cervicitis is not justified

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 437-438

  Bogaerts, J ^a   Ahmed, J ^b   Akhter, N ^b   Begum, N ^b   Van Ranst, M ^c   Verhaegen, J ^c  

^a ICDDRB Laboratory Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

^b Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition   (Bangladesh)

^c NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; BANGLADESH; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 0033384053     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.75.6.437     Document Type: Short Survey

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