Chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections and the risk of adverse obstetric outcomes: A retrospective cohort study

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 672-678

  Liu, Bette ^a,b   Roberts, Christine L ^c   Clarke, Marilyn ^d   Jorm, Louisa ^e   Hunt, Jennifer ^f   Ward, James ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Grafton Base Hospital   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f Australia   (Australia)

^g BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84891880310     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051118     Document Type: Article

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