Comparative epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among men attending sexually transmitted disease clinics with and without indication for testing

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 453-458

  Rowhani Rahbar, A ^a,e   Niccolai, L M ^a,b   Dunne, D W ^c   Green, S ^c   Jenkins, H ^d   Khoshnood, K ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c New Haven Health Department   (United States)

^d CDC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Epidemiology; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; URETHRITIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONNECTICUT; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33745899318     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206777689143     Document Type: Article

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