Comparing two definitions of ethnicity for identifying young persons at risk for chlamydia

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 951-958

  Haasnoot, A ^a,b   Koedijk, F D H ^a   De Coul, E L M Op ^a   Gotz H M ^c   Van Der Sande, M A B ^a,b   Van Den Broek, I V F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c Rotterdam Rijnmond Public Health Service   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; ethnicity; health policy; sexually transmitted infections (STI)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIRTHPLACE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NETHERLANDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859327679     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811001336     Document Type: Article

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