Predictors of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among female adolescents: A longitudinal analysis

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 997-1003

  Mesure, Debra J ^a   Berman, Stuart ^a   Kleinbaum, David ^b   Halloran, M Elizabeth ^b  

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

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; chlamydia; Chlamydia trachomatis; longitudinal studies; mass screening; models, statistical; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTION; RECURRENT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 0029806122     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008870     Document Type: Article

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