Improving notification of sexually transmitted infections: A quality improvement project and planned experiment

Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Huppert, Jill S ^a   Reed, Jennifer L ^a   Munafo, Jennifer Knopf ^a   Ekstrand, Rachel ^a   Gillespie, Gordon ^a   Holland, Carolyn ^a   Britto, Maria T ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual behavior; Outcomes research; Quality improvement; Sexually transmitted infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 84864526418     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-3326     Document Type: Article

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