Cervical Chlamydia tracomatis infection in women attending family planning clinics. Screening, is it necessary?;Infecção cervical a Chlamydia trachomatis em planeamento familiar: É o rastreio necessário?

Acta Medica Portuguesa

Volumn 9, Issue 4-6, 1996, Pages 151-156

  Guerreiro, Delfim ^a   Borrego, Maria José ^a   Teles, Louise Da Cunha ^a   Catry, Maria Dos Anjos ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METRITIS; SCREENING;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

DOXYCYCLINE;

EID: 0029910998     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16460758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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