Population-based study of asymptomatic infection with Chlamydia trachomatis among female and male students

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 362-366

  Imai, Hirohisa ^a   Nakao, H ^a   Shinohara, H ^b   Fujii, Y ^c   Tsukino, H ^c   Hamasuna, R ^c   Osada, Y ^c   Fukushima, K ^d   Inamori, M ^d   Ikenoue, T ^d   Katoh, T ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^c Department of Urology ^*  (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^e KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic students; Chlamydia trachomatis; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SMOKING; STUDENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COITUS; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952818943     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010026     Document Type: Article

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