The cost effectiveness of screening for genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Australia

Sexual Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 225-234

  Walleser, Silke ^a   Salkeld, Glenn ^b   Donovan, Basil ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33751199376     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH06016     Document Type: Article

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