Using spatial regression methods to examine the association between county-level racial/ethnic composition and reported cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea: An illustration with data from the state of Texas

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 657-664

  Owusu Edusei, Kwame ^a   Chesson, Harrell W ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350520077     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181b6ac93     Document Type: Article

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