High prevalence of chlamydia and Pap-smear abnormalities in pregnant adolescents warrants routine screening

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 254-257

  Quinlivan, Julie A ^a,b,c   Petersen, Rodney W ^a   Gurrin, Lyle C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Adolescent Antenatal Clinic

^c KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN DISEASE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

EID: 0031696406     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1998.tb03060.x     Document Type: Article

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