Use of a primary care database to determine trends in genital chlamydia testing, diagnostic episodes and management in UK general practice, 1990-2004

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 310-313

  Hughes, Gwenda ^a   Williams, Tim ^b   Simms, Ian ^a   Mercer, Catherine ^c   Fenton, Kevin ^d   Cassell, Jackie ^e  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS REGULATORY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VENEREOLOGY;

EID: 34547824247     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.022673     Document Type: Article

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