Population-based outreach for chlamydia screening in men: Results from a randomized trial

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 837-839

  Scholes, Delia ^a   Heidrich, Fred E ^a   Yarbro, Patricia ^a   Lindenbaum, Jeff E ^a   Marrazzo, Jeanne M ^b  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; URINALYSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POSTAL SERVICE; PREVALENCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URINALYSIS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 37349068138     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31805ba860     Document Type: Article

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