Epidemiological analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Saskatoon Health Region

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 134-137

  Lemstra, Mark ^a   Neudorf, Cory ^a   Opondo, Johnmark ^a   de Bruin, Pam ^a   Grauer, Karen ^a   Wright, Judith ^a  

^a SASKATOON HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Management; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 34249667217     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404325     Document Type: Article

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