How many sexually transmitted infections (STIs) will we miss? An algorithm to assess risk factors for STI

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 558-559

  Al Sharqi, A ^a   Thompson, C ^a   Clutterbuck, D J ^a  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Chlamydia trachomatis; Risk factors; STI screening

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; LOUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYPHILIS;

ALGORITHMS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33747866633     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206778145532     Document Type: Article

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