Impact of new diagnostic criteria on the prevalence and incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-44

  Risser, W L ^a,c   Cromwell, P F ^a   Bortot, A T ^a   Risser, J M H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UTHMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Incidence; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 1542285890     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2003.11.012     Document Type: Article

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