How effective is syndromic management of STDs?: A review of current studies

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 371-385

  Pettifor, Audrey ^a   Walsh, Julia ^a   Wilkins, Victoria ^a   Raghunathan, Pratima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIACEAE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URETHRA DISEASE; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

EID: 0033853319     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200008000-00002     Document Type: Article

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