Rising reported rates of chlamydia among young women in Canada: What do they tell us about trends in the actual prevalence of the infection?

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 61-69

  McKay, Alexander ^a   Barrett, Michael ^a,b  

^a Sex Information and Education Council of Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; PREVALENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47849112094     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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