Chlamydia and gonorrhea screening in asymptomatic young women

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-178

  Chacko, Mariam R ^a,b   Wiemann, Constance M ^a   Smith, Peggy B ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Texas Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia screening women; Gonorrhea screening women; STI screening women

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342626620     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2004.03.041     Document Type: Article

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