Improving clinical operations: Can we and should we save our STD clinics?

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 264-265

  Golden, Matthew R ^a   Kerndt, Peter R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Sexually Transmitted Disease Program   (United States)

^c National Coalition of STD Directors   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BUDGET; CHLAMYDIACEAE INFECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; GONORRHEA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIMARY SYPHILIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650789637     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181d5e01e     Document Type: Editorial

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