Estimating the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and human papillomavirus infection in indigenous women in northern Australia

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 431-434

  Bowden, Francis J ^a,b   Paterson, Barbara A ^b   Mein, Jacki ^b   Savage, Jan ^b   Fairley, Christopher K ^c   Garland, Suzanne M ^d   Tabrizi, Sepehr N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Territory Health Services   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Indigenous women; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TAMPON; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0033392610     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.75.6.431     Document Type: Article

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