Improving services for sex partners of chlamydia-infected patients in an HMO

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 609-618

  Mullooly, John P ^a   Valanis, Barbara ^a   Maher, Julie E ^b   Vuckovic, Nancy A ^a   Slepack, Jerry ^c   Cooksey, Susan G ^a   Easter, Kathy ^a   Stevens, Nancy H ^d   Irwin, Kathleen ^e   Dixon, Janelle ^e   Anderson, Lynda A ^e  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MULTNOMAH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c Northwest Permanente   (United States)

^d Prevention Systems and Health Systems   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 27344461164     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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