Chlamydia infection in street youth: Need for more aggressive screening programs

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-52

  Tam, R ^a   MacDonald, N ^a,b   Feder, S ^a   Glglla, L ^a   Peeling, R ^a   Gully, P ^a   Toye, B ^a   Doherty, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Sexually transmitted disease screening; Street youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0029963560     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1996/475132     Document Type: Article

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