Chlamydia trachomatis infection in central Norway 1990-2006 - Testing patterns and prevalence;Chlamydiainfeksjon i Sør-Trøndelag - Prøvetaking og prevalens

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 127, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 3202-3205

  Bakken, Inger Johanne ^a   Nordbø, Svein Arne ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; URINE; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 38449096638     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: 08077096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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