Urinary diagnosis of gonorrhoea and chlamydia in men in remote Aboriginal communities

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 166, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 468-471

  Skov, Steven J ^a   Miller, Penny ^b   Hateley, Wayne ^b   Bastian, Ivan B ^c   Davis, Jenny ^d   Tait, Peter W ^e  

^a Tri State STD/HIV Project   (Australia)

^b Nganampa Health Council   (Australia)

^c ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Australian Army   (Australia)

^e Ctrl Australian Aboriginal Congress   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GONORRHEA; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUALITY; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0031004577     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb123218.x     Document Type: Article

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