Variation in partner notification outcomes for chlamydia in UK genitourinary medicine clinics: Multilevel study

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 420-425

  Herzog, Sereina A ^a   McClean, Hugo ^b   Carne, Chris A ^c   Low, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER NOTIFICATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VENEREOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960700558     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2011.049320     Document Type: Article

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