Introducing new diagnostics into STI control programmes: The importance of programme science

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-119

  Peeling, Rosanna W ^a   Mabey, David ^a   Ballard, Ronald C ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; POLITICS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS RAPID TEST;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84874656979     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050617     Document Type: Article

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