An ongoing burden: Chlamydial infections among young American Indian women

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Dicker, Linda W ^a   Mosure, Debra J ^a   Kay, Robyn S ^b,c   Shelby, Laura ^a,d   Cheek, James E ^d  

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

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; Chlamydia; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MONTANA; NORTH DAKOTA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH DAKOTA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53749099769     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0293-1     Document Type: Article

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