Sexually transmitted disease thresholds in Manitoba, Canada

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 781-788

  Jolly, Ann M ^a,e   Moffatt, Michael E K ^a,b   Fast, Margaret V ^a,b   Brunham, Robert C ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b WINNIPEG REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Epidemiology; Manitoba; Models Statistical; North American Indian; Prevention and Control; Sex Behavior; Sex Partner; Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHLAMYDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MANITOBA; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 27644460004     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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