Use of a computer alert increases detection of early, asymptomatic syphilis among higher-risk men who have sex with men

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-58

  Bissessor, Melanie ^a   Fairley, Christopher K ^a,b   Leslie, David ^c   Chen, Marcus Y ^a,b  

^a MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SYPHILIS;

EID: 79958860142     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir271     Document Type: Article

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