Sexually transmitted disease care in managed care organizations

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 491-511

  Henderson, Zsakeba ^a   Tao, Guoyu ^a   Irwin, Kathleen ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG SAFETY; GONORRHEA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 20444475364     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2005.03.003     Document Type: Review

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