Use of self-collected vaginal specimens for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 375-378

  Polaneczky, Margaret ^a   Quigley, Claire ^a   Pollock, Laurie ^a   Dulko, Dorothy ^a   Witkin, Steven S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VAGINA;

EID: 0032030659     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00674-1     Document Type: Article

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