Divergent approaches to partner notification for sexually transmitted infections across the European union

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 734-741

  Arthur, Gilly ^a,b   Lowndes, Catherine M ^a   Blackham, Jodi ^a   Fenton, Kevin A ^a,c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HERPES; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

CONTACT TRACING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NORWAY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 28644445988     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000175376.62297.73     Document Type: Conference Paper

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