Evaluating novel interventions for chlamydia screening

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-98

  Low, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; DENMARK; EDITORIAL; EVALUATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURINAME; SWEDEN;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 33645822557     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2005.017889     Document Type: Editorial

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