Relationship of cervical ectopy to chlamydia infection in young women

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-105

  Lee, Vincent ^a,c   Tobin, Jean M ^b   Foley, Elizabeth ^a  

^a ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING HABIT; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645985848     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118906776276440     Document Type: Article

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