Strategies used to increase chlamydia screening in general practice: a qualitative study

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 845-856

  McNulty, C A M ^a   Freeman, E ^b   Oliver, I ^c   Ford Young, W ^d   Randall, S ^e  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Broken Cross Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^e ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Community; General practice; GP contract; Qualitative; Screening

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMPUTER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCREENING TEST; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH; SKILL; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; YOUNG ADULT;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 50549102269     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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