DOES POPULATION SCREENING FOR CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS RAISE ANXIETY AMONG THOSE TESTED? FINDINGS FROM A POPULATION BASED CHLAMYDIA SCREENING STUDY

Does population screening for Chlamydia trachomatis raise anxiety among those tested? Findings from a population based chlamydia screening study

Abstract Background The advent of urine testing for Chlamydia trachomatis has raised the possibility of large-scale screening for this sexually transmitted infection, which is now the most common in the United Kingdom.The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of an invitation to be screened for chlamydia and of receiving a negative re

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An Improved Backstepping-Based Controller for Three-Dimensional Trajectory Tracking of a Midwater Trawl System

An improved backstepping control method for three-dimensional trajectory tracking of a midwater trawl system is investigated.A new mathematical model of the trawl system while considering the Pastry Cutters horizontal expansion effect of two otter boards is presented based on the Newton Euler method.Subsequently, an active path tracking strategy of

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Lichens of abandoned zinc-lead mines

A list of lichens from areas of zinc-lead ores in Southern Poland and a review of the characteristic lichen biota of these sites is provided.In spite of the devastated and heavy metal contaminated environment, a highly diverse epigeic and epilithic lichen biota was found, including species characteristic of various anthropogenic habitats, particula

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