Chlamydia screening in general practice: Views of professionals on the key elements of a successful programme

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 302-306

  Ma, Richard ^a   Clark, Aileen ^b  

^a Village Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b Barts/The London Medical School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHLAMYDIASIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEXUAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33644798199     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118905774480806     Document Type: Review

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