Chlamydia trachomatis among young Norwegian men: Sexual behavior and genitourinary symptoms

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-249

  Bakken, Inger Johanne ^a   Skjeldestad, Finn Egil ^a   Halvorsen, Tori Flaatten ^b   Thomassen, Terje ^c   Størvold, Gunnar ^d   Nordbø, Svein Arne ^e  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b Student Health Services   (Norway)

^c Student Health Services   (Norway)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URINALYSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 34247236325     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000233737.48630.03     Document Type: Article

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