Olympics and Paralympics 2012 mass gathering in London: Time-series analysis shows no increase in attendances at sexual health clinics

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 592-597

  Hall, Victoria ^a,b   Charlett, André ^a   Hughes, Gwenda ^a   Brook, Gary ^c   Maguire, Helen ^a,b   Mercer, Catherine H ^d   Coyne, Katherine ^e   Cassell, Jackie ^f   Crook, Paul ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training EPIET   (Sweden)

^c EALING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GAME; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROCEDURES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; TRAVEL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; OFFICE VISITS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPORTS; TRAVEL;

EID: 84951570215     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2014-051826     Document Type: Article

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