Chlamydia testing in general practice in Australia

Sexual Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 484-490

  Sawleshwarkar, Shailendra ^a   Harrison, Christopher ^b   Britt, Helena ^b   Mindel, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

epidemiology; prevention; screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 78649310478     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH09110     Document Type: Article

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