Trends in age disparities between younger and middle-age adults among reported rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and infectious syphilis infections in Canada: Findings from 1997 to 2007

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-25

  Fang, Lily ^a   Oliver, Allison ^a   Jayaraman, Gayatri C ^a   Wong, Tom ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 74249098659     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181b617dc     Document Type: Article

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