Texting decreases the time to treatment for genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-51

  Menon Johansson, A S ^a   McNaught, F ^a   Mandalia, S ^a   Sullivan, A K ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TELEPHONE; TEXT MESSAGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33144471668     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.014381     Document Type: Article

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