Re-screening chlamydia trachomatis positive subjects: A comparison of practices between an STI clinic, general practitioners and gynaecologists

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-27

  Dukers Muijrers, Nicole H T M ^a,b   Van Liere, Genevieve A F S ^a,b   Hoebe, Christian J P A ^a,b  

^a South Limburg Public Health Service   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCREENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873413493     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050467     Document Type: Article

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