Sexually transmitted infections among incarcerated women: Findings from a decade of screening in a Los Angeles County Jail, 2002-2012

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2014, Pages e103-e109

  Javanbakht, Marjan ^a   Boudov, Melina ^c   Anderson, Laura J ^a   Malek, Mark ^d   Smith, Lisa V ^a,b   Chien, Michael ^c   Guerry, Sarah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology   (United States)

^c Division of HIV and STD Programs   (United States)

^d Medical Services Bureau   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-(4-MORPHOLINO)ETHYL-1-PHENYLCYCLOHEXANE-1-CARBOXYLATE; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; PRISON; PRISONER; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MORPHOLINES; PRISONERS; PRISONS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907807551     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302186     Document Type: Article

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