Contraceptive methods and the risk of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young women

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 771-778

  Park, Byung Joo ^a,b,e   Stergachis, Andy ^a,b   Scholes, Delia ^a,c   Heidrich, Fred E ^c   Holmes, King K ^a,d   Stamm, Walter E ^a,d  

^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 Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervix diseases; ; Chlamydia trachomatis; ; Contraceptive devices,; Contraceptives,; Female; contraceptive devices,; Infection; ; Male; ; Oral; ; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SPERMICIDAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SUPPOSITORY; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

ADOLESCENTS; ADOLESCENTS, FEMALE; ADULT--WOMEN; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; BARRIER METHODS; BIOLOGY; CHLAMYDIA; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASES; FAMILY PLANNING; INFECTIONS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON; YOUTH--WOMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029146519     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117709     Document Type: Article

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