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Partner notification in context: Swedish and Zambian experiences by Faxelid, Elisabeth A., Ramstedt, Kristina M.

“…Partner notification is a public health strategy in which sexual partners of persons with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) are notified, counselled and…”
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Assessment of sexual behavior, sexual attitudes, and sexual risk in Sweden (1989-2003) by Herlitz, Claes, Ramstedt, Kristina

“…To assess changes in sexual behavior, sexual attitudes, and sexual risk related to HIV, we conducted mailed questionnaire surveys in random samples of the…”
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Primary prevention against HIV infection is more important than brief, expensive strategies by Ramstedt, Kristina

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Reemergence of Gonorrhea in Sweden by BERGLUND, TORSTEN, FREDLUND, HANS, RAMSTEDT, KRISTINA

“…An editorial discusses the increase in cases of gonorrhea in Sweden during 1997 and the first half of 1998…”
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Contact tracing in the control of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection by Ramstedt, K, Forssman, L, Johannisson, G

“…Four different types of contact tracing for partners of Chlamydia trachomatis infected patients were compared with respect to reinfections during two 15-month…”
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Efficacy of partner notification for HIV infection by Giesecke, J, Ramstedt, K, Granath, F, Ripa, T, Rådö, G, Westrell, M

“…Since 1985, partner notification has been part of Swedish policy to prevent the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Potentially infected…”
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Interdisciplinary health research—A symposium by Sachs, Lisbeth, Krantz, Ingela

“…Introduces a symposium, the aim of which has been to put together interdisciplinary work that scholars in Sweden are exploring concerning health research in…”
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Risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in 6810 young women attending family planning clinics by Ramstedt, K, Forssman, L, Giesecke, J, Granath, F

“…Screening programmes are important for the control of Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) infection, a disease spread mainly by asymptomatic carriers. Risk factors for…”
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Screening for human T cell leukaemia/lymphoma virus among blood donors in Sweden: cost effectiveness analysis by Tynell, Elsa, Andersson, Soren, Lithander, Eva, Arneborn, Malin, Blomberg, Jonas, Hansson, Hans Bertil, Krook, Aud, Nomberg, Mats, Ramstedt, Kristina, Shanwell, Agneta, Bjorkman, Anders

“…Abstract Objective: To analyse the cost effectiveness of a national programme to screen blood donors for infection with the human T cell leukaemia/lymphoma…”
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Partner notification as a tool for research in HIV epidemiology: behaviour change, transmission risk and incidence trends by Giesecke, J, Ramstedt, K, Granath, F, Ripa, T, Rådö, G, Westrell, M

“…To assess whether routinely collected data from partner notification for HIV infection could be used to study HIV epidemiology. The issues addressed were…”
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Estimation of a preference matrix for women's choice of male sexual partner according to rate of partner change, using partner notification data by Granath, F, Giesecke, J, Scalia-Tomba, G, Ramstedt, K, Forssman, L

“…Data from a study of partner notification for venereal chlamydial infection are used to estimate the contact preference matrix, according to sexual contact…”
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Is the Increase in Notifications of Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Sweden the Result of Changes in Prevalence, Sampling Frequency or Diagnostic Methods? by Götz, Hannelore, Lindbäck, Johan, Ripa, Torvald, Ramstedt, Kristina, Ekdahl, Karl, Arneborn, Malin

“…Based on clinical and laboratory surveillance data, trends in the incidence rates of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections in Sweden between 1991 and 1999…”
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Choice of sexual partner according to rate of partner change and social class of the partners by Ramstedt, K, Giesecke, J, Forssman, L, Granath, F

“…Models for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS, rely on sexual partner mixing patterns in the population. From data acquired through…”
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Partner notification for HIV in Sweden by Giesecke, J, Ramstedt, K, Ripa, T, Rådö, G, Scalia-Tomba, G, Westrell, M

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Contact tracing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection by Ramstedt, K, Hallhagen, G, Lundin, B I, Håkansson, C, Johannisson, G, Löwhagen, G B, Norkrans, G, Giesecke, J

“…Contact tracing--or partner notification--is a generally accepted method for the control of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), but its use as an…”
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The risk of transmission of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection is less than that of genital Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection by Lycke, E, Löwhagen, G B, Hallhagen, G, Johannisson, G, Ramstedt, K

“…A total of 211 men with 237 female sexual partners and a total of 155 women with 156 male consorts were examined for genital infection with Chlamydia…”
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Serologic classification and contact-tracing in the control of microepidemics of beta-lactamase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Ramstedt, K M, Hallhagen, G J, Bygdeman, S M, Lincoln, K A, Kallings, I, Gillenius, C, Sandström, E G

“…Serologic classification of isolated gonococcal strains and thorough contact-tracing were proved to be valuable in controlling an indigenous outbreak of…”
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