Chlamydia screening among young women: Individual- and provider-level differences in testing

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Wiehe, Sarah E ^a,b   Rosenman, Marc B ^a,b   Wang, Jane ^b   Katz, Barry P ^a   Fortenberry, J Dennis ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Chlamydia trachomatis; Control; Pregnancy; Prevention; Sexually transmitted diseases; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551526497     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0967     Document Type: Article

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