Patient-delivered partner therapy for chlamydial infections: Practices, attitudes, and knowledge of California family planning providers

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-127

  Jotblad, Sharon ^a   Park, Ina U ^a   Bauer, Heidi M ^a   Barandas, Aileen ^b   Deal, Melanie ^b   Amey, Annette ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b California Family Health Council   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DELIVERED PARTNER THERAPY; REINFECTION; RHINOVIRUS INFECTION; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855836223     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318237b723     Document Type: Article

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