Sexually transmitted diseases
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Multicenter Study
The legal aspects of expedited partner therapy practice: do state laws and policies really matter?
Expedited partner therapy (EPT) is a potential partner treatment strategy. Significant efforts have been devoted to policies intended to facilitate its practice. However, few studies have attempted to evaluate these policies. ⋯ Expedited partner therapy laws and policies were associated with higher reports of receipt of EPT among interviewed gonorrhea cases.