2012 BASHH statement on partner notification for sexually transmissible infections

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 253-261

  McClean, H ^a   Radcliffe, K ^a   Sullivan, A ^a   Ahmed Jushuf, I ^a  

^a British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84887358948     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462412472804     Document Type: Article

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