Differential selection processes in opportunistic chlamydia screening

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 454-455

  Heijne, Janneke C M ^a   Low, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CANCER SCREENING; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONDOM; EDITORIAL; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS SCREENING; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 80052925176     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2011.049783     Document Type: Editorial

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