Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 277-283 , August 2006

Stage of Change Behavioral Assessment Tool Fails to Predict the Prevalence of Chlamydia in an Urban Adolescent Health Clinic

  • Andrea R. Kasowitz, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City
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  • Mark McCusker, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City
    • ,
  • Patricia Coury-Doniger, FNPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Wendy P. Neal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City
    • ,
  • Debbie Indyk, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City
    • ,
  • Robert D. Burk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical College, Bronx
    • ,
  • Stephen G. Jenkins, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City
    • ,
  • Vaughn I. Rickert, PsyD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City
    • ,
  • Betsy C. Herold, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Betsy C. Herold, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1657, New York, NY 10029

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PII: S1083-3188(06)00161-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2006.05.003

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 277-283 , August 2006

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