Internet testing for Chlamydia trachomatis in England, 2006 to 2010

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Woodhall, Sarah C ^a,b   Sile, Bersabeh ^a   Talebi, Alireza ^a   Nardone, Anthony ^a   Baraitser, Paula ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Internet; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMMUNITY CARE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84871149213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1095     Document Type: Review

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