Introduction of screening guidelines for men who have sex with men at an STD clinic, the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Australia

Sexual Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 241-244

  Lister, Nichole A ^a   Smith, Anthony ^b   Fairley, Christopher K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; GONORRHEA; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GONORRHEA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; RISK-TAKING; SEX EDUCATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 33644871728     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH05006     Document Type: Article

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