Effectiveness of a risk-based visitor-prioritizing system at a sexually transmitted infection outpatient clinic

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 508-512

  Heijman, Titia L J ^a,d   Van Der Bij, Akke K ^b   De Vries, Henry J C ^a,c   Van Leent, Edwin J M ^a,c   Thiesbrummel, Harold F J ^a   Fennema, Han S A ^b  

^a Amsterdam Health Service   (Netherlands)

^b HIV and STI Research   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STANDARD; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRIAGE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34250802591     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000251209.52901.c3     Document Type: Article

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