Prevalence of lower genital tract infection among women attending maternal and child health and family planning clinics in Hanoi, Vietnam

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 367-373

  Anh, Phan Kim ^a   Khanh, Nguyen Thi Ngoc ^a   Ha, Dinh Thu ^a   Chien, Do Thi ^b   Thuc, Pham Thi ^c   Luong, Pham Hien ^d   Kilmarx, Peter H ^e,f,g   Wongchotigul, Varee ^h   Kitayaporn, Dwip ^h   Rowe, Patrick J ⁱ  

^a Inst Protect Mother and Newborn   (Viet Nam)

^b Department of Research and Training   (Viet Nam)

^c Hai Ba Trung Maternity Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^d Thanh Nhan Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^e HIV/AIDS Collaboration   (Thailand)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^g CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^h MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

ⁱ WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CHILD CARE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRACEPTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MONOGAMY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEXUALITY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS; VIET NAM;

EID: 0141852331     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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