Clinical algorithms for the screening of Chlamydia trachomatis in Turkish women

Genitourinary Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 182-186

  Ronsmans, Carine ^a   Bulut, Aysen ^b   Yolsal, Nuray ^c   Agaçfidan, Ali ^c   Filippi, Veronique ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

algorithm; Chlamydia trachomatis; screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79960411471     PISSN: 02664348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.72.3.182     Document Type: Article

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