Interactive workshops increase chlamydia testing in primary care - A controlled study

Family Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 279-286

  Mcnulty, Cliodna A M ^a,h   Thomas, Michael ^b   Bowen, Joanne ^a   Buckley, Charles ^c   Charlett, Andre ^d   Gelb, David ^d   Foy, Chris ^e   Sloss, John ^f   Smellie, Stuart ^g  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e Gloucestershire Research and Development Support Unit   (United Kingdom)

^f DARLINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Education; Primary care; RCT; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 49949090929     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmn032     Document Type: Article

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