Genital herpes: The epidemiology and control of a common sexually transmitted disease

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-134

  Steben, Marc ^a   Sacks, Stephen L ^b  

^a Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^b Viridae Clinical Sciences Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control strategies; Genital herpes; HSV 1; HSV 2; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONDOM; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GENITAL HERPES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SYMPTOM; VIRUS SHEDDING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030789424     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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