Surveillance of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in women in detention in Baltimore, Maryland

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-70

  Hardick, Justin ^a   Hsieh, Yu hsiang ^a   Tulloch, Scott ^a   Kus, James ^a   Tawes, Jennifer ^a   Gaydos, Charlotte A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DETENTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0037227380     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200301000-00013     Document Type: Article

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