Epidemiology of chlamydia and gonorrhoea among indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, 2000–2009

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 197, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 642-646

  Graham, Simon ^a   Guy, Rebecca J ^a   Donovan, Basil ^a,b   McManus, Hamish ^a   Su, Jiunn Yih ^c   El Hayek, Carol ^d   Kwan, Kellie S H ^c   Dyda, Amalie ^a   Wand, Handan C ^a   Ward, James S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^d BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GENDER; GONORRHEA; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MALE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; INFECTION CONTROL; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874423730     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10163     Document Type: Article

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