Self-reported Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in the United States, 1988

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 266, Issue 18, 1991, Pages 2570-2573

  Aral, Sevgi O ^a   Mosher, William D ^b   Cates, Willard ^a,c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SEX BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0025746637     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1991.03470180070040     Document Type: Article

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