To screen or not to screen: Prevalence of C. trachomatis among sexually active asymptomatic male adolescents attending health maintenance pediatric visits

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 166-168

  Tebb, Kathleen P ^a   Shafer, Mary Ann ^a   Wibbelsman, Charles J ^b   Pecson, Samantha ^a   Tipton, Ann C ^b   Neuhaus, John M ^a   Ko, Timothy H ^b   Pantell, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Chlamydia; Male; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION RISK; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 1242328999     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00281-7     Document Type: Article

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