Chlamydia screening and management practices of primary care physicians and nurse practitioners in California

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1102-1107

  Guerry, Sarah L ^a,b,d   Bauer, Heidi M ^a   Packel, Laura ^a   Samuel, Michael ^a   Chow, Joan ^a   Rhew, Miriam ^c   Bolan, Gail ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Nurse practitioners; Physician decision making; Sexual health; STD care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 30944454435     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.00240.x     Document Type: Review

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