Correlates of gonorrhoea among African Americans in North Carolina

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-117

  Doherty, Irene A ^a   Adimora, Adaora A ^a   Schoenbach, Victor J ^b   Aral, Sevgi O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

African Americans; Gonorrhoea; Rural; Sexually transmitted infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33847234970     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207779949691     Document Type: Article

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