Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among 'high risk' young people in New South Wales

Sexual Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 253-254

  Kang, Melissa ^a   Rochford, Arlie ^a   Johnston, Victoria ^a   Jackson, Julie ^b   Freedman, Ellie ^a   Brown, Katherine ^b   Mindel, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33751172138     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH06025     Document Type: Article

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