An evaluation of the reliability of hiv partner notification disposition coding by disease intervention specialists in the United States

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 459-462

  Katz, David A ^b   Hogben, Matthew ^a   Dooley, Samuel W ^a   Golden, Matthew R ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; VIGNETTE;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651052449     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181aaf14d     Document Type: Article

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