Factors associated with recurrent chlamydial infection and failure to return for retesting in young women entering National Job Training Program, 1998-2005

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 368-371

  Joesoef, M Riduan ^a   Weinstock, Hillard S ^a   Johnson, Robert E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RACE; RECURRENT INFECTION; REINFECTION; SCREENING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 41149126807     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31815ea2bb     Document Type: Article

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