Outbreak of Primary and Secondary Syphilis - Baltimore City, Maryland, 1995

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 166-169

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Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BALTIMORE; COCAINE; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0030098236     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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