Innovative resources could help improve partner notification for chlamydia in primary care

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 779-783

  Bilardi, Jade E ^a   Hopkins, Carol A ^b   Fairley, Christopher K ^a,b   Hocking, Jane S ^a   Tomnay, Jane E ^c   Pavlin, Natasha L ^d   Parker, Rhian M ^e   Temple Smith, Meredith J ^d   Bowden, Francis J ^f   Russell, Darren B ^g   Pitts, Marian ^h   Chen, Marcus Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTACT TRACING; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 73949103483     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181b357f6     Document Type: Article

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