A prospective study of the effectiveness of electronic patient records in rapid-cycle assessment of treatment and partner notification outcomes for patients with genital chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-155

  Brook, M Gary ^a   Rusere, Lovemore ^a   Coppin Browne, Lizz ^a   McDonagh, Stephanie ^a   McSorley, John ^a  

^a EALING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; LONDON; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952102959     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2010.042440     Document Type: Article

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