Transmission of genital human papillomavirus infections is unlikely through the floor and seats of humid dwellings in countries of high-level hygiene

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-246

  Puranen, Mirja ^a   Syrjänen, Kari ^a   Syrjänen, Stina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BATH; CONDYLOMA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAUNA; SWIMMING POOL; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0029742014     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609027165     Document Type: Article

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