Chlamydia in colposcopy clinics: To screen or not to screen?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 454-456

  Matiluko, A ^a   Crystal, A ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSCOPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING TEST; SEROPREVALENCE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COLPOSCOPY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33746384014     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610600747454     Document Type: Article

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