European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 147, Issue 2 , Pages 187-191 , December 2009

Risk factors for reproductive tract infections among married women in rural areas of Anhui Province, China

  • Xiu-Jun Zhang

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, PR China
    • ,
  • Qiong Shen

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, PR China
    • ,
  • Guo-Ying Wang

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, PR China
    • ,
  • Yu-Ling Yu

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, PR China
    • ,
  • Ye-Huan Sun

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, PR China
    • ,
  • Guo-Bin Yu

      Affiliations

    • Anhui Science & Technology Department, Anhui Population and Family Planning Commission, Hefei, PR China
    • ,
  • Dong Zhao

      Affiliations

    • Anhui Science & Technology Department, Anhui Population and Family Planning Commission, Hefei, PR China
    • ,
  • Dong-Qing Ye

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230032, PR China. Tel.: +86 551 5167726; fax: +86 551 5161171.

Received 6 February 2009 ,Revised 17 August 2009 ,Accepted 20 August 2009.

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☆ This study was conducted in Anhui Province, China.

PII: S0301-2115(09)00506-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.08.017

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 147, Issue 2 , Pages 187-191 , December 2009

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