Chlamydia screening in pregnancy in Australia: Integration of national guidelines into clinical practice and policy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 338-346

  Li, Zhuoyang ^a   Chen, Marcus ^b,c   Guy, Rebecca ^d   Wand, Handan ^d   Oats, Jeremy ^b,e,f   Sullivan, Elizabeth A ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e Victorian Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity ^*  (Australia)

^f Integrated Maternity Services   (Australia)

^g FAMILY PLANNING NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

antenatal screening; Australia; chlamydia; Chlamydia trachomatis; perinatal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANAGER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; MASS SCREENING; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880581359     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12099     Document Type: Article

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