Population based study of genital Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence and associated factors in Norway: A cross sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kløvstad, Hilde ^a   Grjibovski, Andrej ^a   Aavitsland, Preben ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b Epidemi   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; URINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863100093     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-150     Document Type: Article

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