Home-based chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening: A systematic review of strategies and outcomes

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Jamil, Muhammad S ^a   Hocking, Jane S ^b   Bauer, Heidi M ^c   Ali, Hammad ^a   Wand, Handan ^a   Smith, Kirsty ^a   Walker, Jennifer ^d   Donovan, Basil ^a,e   Kaldor, John M ^a   Guy, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Home; Screening; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIASIS; GONORRHEA; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; GONORRHEA; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874434935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-189     Document Type: Article

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