Low incidence of bacterial vaginosis in cohort of young Australian women

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-126

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

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751654614     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181f0bc37     Document Type: Article

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