Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the family planning clinical setting across New South Wales

Sexual Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-20

  Bateson, Deborah J ^a   Weisberg, Edith ^a   Lota, Harpreet ^b  

^a Sydney Centre for Reproductive Health Research   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEW SOUTH WALES; ODDS RATIO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33144458801     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH05017     Document Type: Article

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