Prevalence of chlamydia in young adulthood and association with life course socioeconomic position: Birth cohort study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Crichton, Joanna ^a   Hickman, Matthew ^a   Campbell, Rona ^a   Heron, Jon ^a   Horner, Paddy ^a   Macleod, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCURRENT SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; SOCIOECONOMICS; URINALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84939186080     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104943     Document Type: Article

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