Screening for sexually transmitted infections at home or in the clinic?

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-84

  Shih, Shirley L ^a   Graseck, Anna S ^a   Secura, Gina M ^a   Peipert, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

home testing; home obtained specimen; postal specimen; screening; sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCREENING TEST; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; VAGINA SMEAR;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751486075     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e32834204a8     Document Type: Article

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