The epidemiology of early syphilis in Houston, Texas, 1994-1995

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 475-480

  Maruti, Sanchlt ^a   Hwang, Lu Yu ^b   Ross, Michael ^b   Leonard, Lori ^b,d   Paffel, John ^c   Hollins, Linda ^c  

^a MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Bureau of HIV/STD Prevention   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY INFECTION; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SYPHILIS; TEXAS;

EID: 0030767276     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199709000-00006     Document Type: Article

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