Postal research: Too many problems?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 332-334

  Bates, S M ^a   Rogstad, K E ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONFIDENTIALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTAL SERVICE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; REWARD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0033768814     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.76.5.332     Document Type: Editorial

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