Early sexual experiences and risk factors for bacterial vaginosis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 200, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1662-1670

  Fethers, Katherine A ^a,b   Fairley, Christopher K ^a,b   Morton, Anna ^a   Hocking, Jane S ^b   Hopkins, Carol ^a   Kennedy, Lisa J ^a   Fehler, Glenda ^a   Bradshaw, Catriona S ^a,c  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTURBATION; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72849116669     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/648092     Document Type: Article

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