Reaching homeless youths for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae screening in Denver, Colorado

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 357-359

  Van Leeuwen, James M ^a   Rietmeijer, C A ^b   LeRoux, T ^b   White, R ^a   Petersen, J ^a  

^a Urban Peak   (United States)

^b DENVER PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COLORADO; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 0036797576     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.78.5.357     Document Type: Article

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