Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in young men in north west London

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 273-276

  Pierpoint, Tracey ^a   Judd, Ali ^a   Renton, Adrian ^a   Thomas, Brenda ^a   Taylor Robinson, David ^a   Brugha, Ruairí ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; London; Men; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0033816514     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.76.4.273     Document Type: Article

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