Risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in adolescents: Results from a representative population-based survey in Germany, 2003-2006

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 18, Issue 34, 2013, Pages

  Haar, K ^a   Bremer, V ^a   Houareau, C ^a   Meyer, T ^b   Desai, S ^a   Thamm, M ^a   Hamouda, O ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TOBACCO; URINALYSIS; WINE;

EID: 84882937847     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.34.20562     Document Type: Article

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