Selective screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a primary care population of women

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 143-153

  Stergachis, Andy ^a,b   Scholes, Delia ^a,c   Heidrich, Fred E ^c   Sherer, David M ^c   Holmes, King K ^d,e   Stamm, Walter E ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adnexitis; Cervix diseases; Chlamydia trachomatis; Risk factors; Sexually transmitted disease; Women

Indexed keywords

ADNEXITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVIX DISEASES; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0027216478     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116840     Document Type: Article

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