Maximising the effectiveness of the national chlamydia screening programme in England: Should we routinely retest positives?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-3

  Woodhall, Sarah C ^a   Turner, Katherine M E ^b   Hughes, Gwenda ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; AUTOMATION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONDOM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; E-MAIL; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDITORIAL; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERNET; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REINFECTION; RESCREENING; RISK REDUCTION; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TELEMONITORING; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RECURRENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873393530     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050967     Document Type: Editorial

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