Rates of gonorrhoea and chlamydia in black ethnic groups
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Inequalities in rates of gonorrhoea and chlamydia between black ethnic groups in south east London: cross sectional study.
OBJECTIVES To examine differences in population based rates of gonorrhoea and chlamydia between black ethnic groups in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Health Authority. METHODS Episodes of gonorrhoea or chlamydia recorded among attenders at 11 genitourinary clinics in south and central London from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1995 were retrieved. Complete data on chlamydia were only availabl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.77.5.390-c