Chlamydia trachomatis infections increase the risk for ectopic pregnancy: A population-based, nested case-control study

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 166-169

  Bakken, Inger Johanne ^a   Skjeldestad, Finn Egil ^a   Nordbø, Svein Arne ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33947719193     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000230428.06837.f7     Document Type: Article

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