Danish health register study: A randomised trial with findings about the implementation of chlamydia screening, but not about its benefits

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 86-87

  Soldan, Kate ^a   Berman, Stuart M ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIACEAE INFECTION; DENMARK; EDITORIAL; EPIDIDYMITIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCREENING TEST;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952082000     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2010.048082     Document Type: Editorial

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