Outreach for chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening: A systematic review of strategies and outcomes

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hengel, Belinda ^a,b   Jamil, Muhammad S ^b   Mein, Jacqueline K ^a   Maher, Lisa ^b   Kaldor, John M ^b   Guy, Rebecca J ^b  

^a Apunipima Cape York Health Council   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Outreach; Sexually transmissible infections; Systematic review; Testing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEX WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886741399     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1040     Document Type: Article

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