Concomitant Chlamydia trachomatis and human papilloma virus infection cannot be attributed solely to sexual behaviour

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 735-737

  Verhoeven, V ^a   Baay, M ^a   Weyler, J ^a   Avonts, D ^a   Lardon, F ^a   Van Royen, P ^a   Vermorken, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 4644311402     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1194-5     Document Type: Article

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