Can we evaluate population screening strategies in UK general practice? A pilot randomised controlled trial comparing postal and opportunistic screening for genital chlamydial infection.

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Published in J Epidemiol Community Health on March 01, 2005

Authors

Abiola Senok1, Phil Wilson, Margaret Reid, Anne Scoular, Neil Craig, Alex McConnachie, Bridie Fitzpatrick, Alison MacDonald

Author Affiliations

1: General Practice and Primary Care, Division of Community Based Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

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