Chlamydia testing and retesting patterns at family planning clinics in Australia

Sexual Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-81

  Bowring, Anna L ^a   Goller, Jane L ^a   Gouillou, Maelenn ^a   Harvey, Caroline ^b   Bateson, Deborah ^c   McNamee, Kathleen ^d,e   Read, Christine ^f   Boyle, Douglas ^g   Jordan, Lynne ^d   Wardle, Robyn ^g   Stephens, Anne ⁱ   Donovan, Basil ⁱ   Guy, Rebecca ^h,i,j   Hellard, Margaret ^a,e,k  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Family Planning Queensland   (Australia)

^c FAMILY PLANNING NSW   (Australia)

^d Family Planning Victoria   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f University of Lismore   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^h Family Planning Welfare Association   (Australia)

ⁱ Sexual Health Information Networking and Education South Australia   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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Author keywords

C. trachomatis; positivity; screening; young people.

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RESCREENING; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84873894251     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH11187     Document Type: Article

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