Prevalence trends in chlamydial infections among young women entering the national job training program, 1998-2004

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 571-575

  Joesoef, M Riduan ^a   Mosure, Debra J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RACE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHLAMYDIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748273691     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000204516.38760.9c     Document Type: Article

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