Sexual behavior and partner characteristics are the predominant risk factors for genital human papillomavirus infection in young women

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 679-689

  Burk, Robert D ^a   Ho, Gloria Y F ^b   Beardsley, Leah ^b   Lempa, Michele ^b   Peters, Michael ^b   Bierman, Robert ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; VIRUS DETECTION; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0029840592     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.4.679     Document Type: Article

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