Modelling the cost effectiveness of rapid point of care diagnostic tests for the control of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 403-412

  Vickerman, Peter ^a   Watts, C ^a   Peeling, R W ^c   Mabey, D ^a   Alary, M ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIN; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

BENIN; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33750075497     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.020107     Document Type: Article

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