Validity and utility of screening tests for STIs

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 356-357

  Ward, H ^a   Weber, J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0142256536     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.79.5.356     Document Type: Editorial

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