Chlamydia trachomatis in primary care: Knowledge and practice in Glasgow

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 452, 2000, Pages 214-215

  Kinn, Sue ^a,c   Macnaughton, Jane ^d   Noone, Ahilya ^b   Scoular, Anne ^d  

^a Nursing Res Initiative for Scotland   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Primary care; Screening programmes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0034105628     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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