Experiences and outcomes of partner notification among men and women recently diagnosed with chlamydia and their views on innovative resources aimed at improving notification rates

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 253-258

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 77955250189     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181d012e0     Document Type: Article

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