Comparative model-based analysis of screening programs for Chlamydia trachomatis infections

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 90-101

  Kretzschmar, Mirjam ^a   Welte, Robert ^a,b   Van Den Hoek, Anneke ^c   Postma, Maarten J ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NETHERLANDS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0035158837     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/153.1.90     Document Type: Article

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