Incidence and reinfection rates of genital chlamydial infection among women aged 16-24 years attending general practice, family planning and genitourinary medicine clinics in England: A prospective cohort study by the Chlamydia Recall Study Advisory Group

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 292-303

  LaMontagne, D Scott ^a   Baster, Kathleen ^a   Emmett, Lynsey ^a   Nichols, Tom ^a   Randall, Sarah ^b   McLean, Louise ^b   Meredith, Paula ^b   Harindra, Veerakathy ^b   Tobin, Jean M ^b   Underhill, Gillian S ^b   Hewitt, W Graham ^b   Hopwood, Jennifer ^c   Gleave, Toni ^c   Ghosh, Ajit K ^c   Mallinson, Harry ^c   Davies, Alisha R ^d   Hughes, Gwenda ^a   Fenton, Kevin A ^e  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c St Catherine's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; SEXUALITY; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 34547753528     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.022053     Document Type: Article

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