Gender and age disparities in the prevalence of chlamydia infection among sexually active adults in the United States

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2183-2190

  Beydoun, Hind A ^a   Dail, Jessica ^a   Tamim, Hala ^b   Ugwu, Bethrand ^a   Beydoun, May A ^c  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649664781     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.1975     Document Type: Article

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