Ignorance about Chlamydia among sexually active women - A two centre study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1131-1135

  Macmillan, Susan ^a   Walker, Rob ^b   Oloto, Emeka ^b   Fitzmaurice, Ann ^a   Templeton, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Health education; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 0032940517     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.4.1131     Document Type: Article

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