Screening for chlamydia trachomatis: Barriers for homeless young people

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 8-13

  Henning, Dorothy ^a   Ryan, Alice ^a   Sanci, Lena ^b   Dunning, Trisha ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Chlamydia; Homeless; Screening; Young

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34250865718     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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