Future pharmacy-based chlamydia screening: Consumer Preference

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-18

  Gudka, Sajni ^a   Misaghian, Jila ^a   Clifford, Rhonda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST VOID URINE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW VAGINAL SWAB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHARMACY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNIVERSITY; URINALYSIS; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 84876517532     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2013.tb00208.x     Document Type: Article

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