Shared care in the management of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in primary care

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 369-371

  Armstrong, B ^a,d   Kinn, S ^a   Scoular, A ^b   Wilson, P ^c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Genitourinary Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SCREENING TEST; STAFF TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0142179914     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.79.5.369     Document Type: Article

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