Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Owerri, Nigeria

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-158

  Anyanwu, B N ^a   Nwanebu, F C ^b   Uchegbu, U M ^a   Ugwuegbulam, J N ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b General Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c Avigram Laboratories (Nigeria) Ltd   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

candidiasis; gonorrhoea; incidence; sexually transmitted diseases; syphilis; trichomoniasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HEALTH CONDITIONS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

NIGERIA, IMO STATE, OWERRI;

EID: 0029663514     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603129609356884     Document Type: Article

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