Positive test results motivate GPs to continue screening in a chlamydia prevalence study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 493, 2003, Pages 640-641

  Verhoeven, Veronique ^a   Avonts, Dirk ^a   Remmen, Roy ^a   Van Puymbroeck, Hugo ^a   Van Royen, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Feasibility; General practice; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0041631014     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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