Biomedical issues in syphilis control

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-8

  Hook III, Edward W ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; DOXYCYCLINE; LONG ACTING DRUG; NONOXINOL 9; PENICILLIN G; SPERMICIDAL AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CASE FINDING; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030030144     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199601000-00004     Document Type: Review

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