Expedited Partner Therapy for Sexually Transmitted Diseases—Are We There Yet?
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Expedited partner therapy for sexually transmitted diseases: assessing the legal environment.
An emerging alternative to traditional partner management for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is expedited partner therapy (EPT), which involves the delivery of medications or prescriptions to STD patients for their partners without the clinical assessment of the partners. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommended EPT nationally in limited circumstances; however, ...
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An emerging alternative to traditional partner management for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is expedited partner therapy (EPT), which involves the delivery of medications or prescriptions to STD patients for their partners without the clinical assessment of the partners. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommended EPT nationally in limited circumstances; however, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0148-5717
DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000207