Effectiveness of a mass media campaign to recruit young adults for testing of Chlamydia trachomatis by use of home obtained and mailed samples

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 416-418

  Andersen, B ^a   Ostergaard L ^a   Moller J K ^b   Olesen, F ^b  

^a Surgical Research Unit   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Mass media; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MASS SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0035185606     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.77.6.416     Document Type: Article

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