A systematic review of the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis among European women

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 385-394

  Wilson, J S ^a   Honey, E ^a   Templeton, A ^a   Paavonen, J ^b   Mardh P A ^c   Stary, A ^d   Stray Pedersen, B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Out patient Center   (Austria)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic women; Chlamydia trachomatis; Europe; Prevalence; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBASE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FINLAND; FRANCE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INTERNET; ITALY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; REVIEW;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PREVALENCE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS;

EID: 0036629081     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/8.4.385     Document Type: Article

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