Community-based trial of screening for Chlamydia trachomatis to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease: The POPI (prevention of pelvic infection) trial

Trials

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Oakeshott, Pippa ^a   Kerry, Sally ^a   Atherton, Helen ^b   Aghaizu, Adamma ^a   Hay, Sima ^c   Taylor Robinson, David ^d   Simms, Ian ^e   Hay, Phillip ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAM STAINING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

EID: 58149496555     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-9-73     Document Type: Article

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