Trends in the prevalence of chlamydial infections: The impact of community-wide testing

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-175

  Mertz, Kristen J ^a,c   Levine, William C ^a   Mosure, Debra J ^a   Berman, Stuart M ^a   Dorian, Kenneth J ^b  

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

^b Health Promotion in the Columbus Health Department   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030957387     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199703000-00009     Document Type: Article

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