A case control study of active genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection among patients with tubal infertility in northern Nigeria

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-16

  Tukur, J ^a   Shittu, S O ^b   Abdul, A M ^b  

^a AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 32644442327     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/004947506775598987     Document Type: Article

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