Opportunistic screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in men attending three different secondary Healthcare settings

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 282-285

  Sripada, S ^a,b   Logan, S ^a   McGillivray, S ^a   Mckenzie, H ^a   Templeton, A ^a   Hamilton, M ^a   Sutherland, A ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^a  

^a ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINALYSIS;

EID: 34547755071     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.020149     Document Type: Article

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