A pilot project for chlamydia screening in adolescent females using self-testing: Characteristics of participants and non-participants

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-120

  Langille, Donald B ^a   Proudfoot, Kathryn ^a   Rigby, Janet ^a   Aquino Russell, Catherine ^b   Strang, Robert ^a   Forward, Kevin ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Chlamydia; Female; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749084637     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405457     Document Type: Article

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