Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in a high-risk adolescent population

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 384-386

  Huerta, Krista ^a   Berkelhamer, Sara ^a   Klein, Jerry ^b   Ammerman, Seth ^a   Chang, Jeannie ^a   Prober, Charles G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Epidemiology; Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV 2); Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0029953917     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1054-139X(96)00019-5     Document Type: Article

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