Medication use by female sex workers for treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, Chiang Rai, Thailand

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 593-598

  Kilmarx, Peter H ^a,b,c,e   Limpakarnjanarat, Khanchit ^c   St Louis, Michael E ^a   Supawitkul, Somsak ^d   Korattana, Supaporn ^c   Mastro, Timothy D ^a,c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c HIV/AIDS Collaboration   (Thailand)

^d Chiang Rai Provincial Health Office   (Thailand)

^e MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; KANAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; THIAMPHENICOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THAILAND;

ASIA; BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; DRUGS; INFECTIONS; PROSTITUTES--WOMEN; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SOUTHEASTERN ASIA; STUDIES; SURVEYS; THAILAND; TREATMENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0030663395     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199711000-00008     Document Type: Article

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