Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in the United States: What Are They Costing Us?

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 257, Issue 15, 1987, Pages 2070-2072

  Washington, A Eugene ^a,b   Johnson, Robert E ^a   Sanders, Lawrence L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COST; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY; TREATMENT; UNITED STATES;

CERVICITIS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, INCLUSION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EPIDIDYMITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; UNITED STATES; URETHRITIS; WORK;

EID: 0023145894     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1987.03390150086041     Document Type: Article

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