Prevalence of HIV and Chlamydia trachomatis infection in 15--19-year olds in rural Tanzania.

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Published in Trop Med Int Health on July 01, 2001

Authors

A I Obasi1, R Balira, J Todd, D A Ross, J Changalucha, F Mosha, H Grosskurth, R Peeling, D C Mabey, R J Hayes

Author Affiliations

1: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. angela.obasi@lshtm.ac.uk

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