Detection of Chlamydia infection in a high risk demographic group, by use of an internet-based commercial product;Nettbasert selvprøvetaking for påvisning av chlamydiainfeksjon

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 127, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2080-2082

  Reinton, Nils ^a   Ødegaard, Ole Rasmus ^b   Helgheim, Asle ^c   Moghaddam, Amir ^c  

^a Furst Medisinsk Laboratorium   (Norway)

^b Institutt for Indremedisin AS

^c Fürst Medisinsk Laboratorium

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNET; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; SELF CARE; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SELF CARE; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 34848867229     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: 08077096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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