Willingness of gynaecologists, doctors in family planning, GPs, practice nurses and pharmacists to adopt novel interventions for treating sexual partners of women with chlamydia

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1516-1521

  Cameron, S T ^a   Melvin, L ^a   Glasier, A ^a   Scott, G ^a   Johnstone, A ^b   Young, H ^c  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Chlamydia; Partner notification; PDPM; Postal testing

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA; FAMILY PLANNING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PARTER NOTIFICATION; PATIENT DELIVERED PARTNER MEDICATION; PHARMACIST; POSTAL TESTING KIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHARMACIES; POSTAL SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 35948941158     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01506.x     Document Type: Article

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