Predictors of high chlamydia and gonorrhea positivity rates among men in the southern United States

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 20-27

  James, Adelbert B ^a   Geisler, William M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Men's health; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHLAMYDIASIS; GONORRHEA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861802553     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30129-2     Document Type: Article

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