Sociodemography of genital Chlamydia trachomatis in Coventry, UK, 1992-6

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-109

  Winter, Andrew J ^a   Sriskandabalan, P ^a   Wade, A A H ^a   Cummins, C ^b   Barker, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Coventry Health Authority ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia infections; Deprivation; Epidemiology; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034059516     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.76.2.103     Document Type: Article

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