To develop and measure the effectiveness and acceptability of a pharmacy-based chlamydia screening intervention in Australia

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Gudka, Sajni ^a   Marshall, Lewis ^a   Creagh, Alison ^b   Clifford, Rhonda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Family Planning Western Australia Sexual Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION MEDIATED PHARMACY ACCESS TO CHLAMYDIA TESTING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 84884563116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003338     Document Type: Article

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