Epidemics of syphilis in the Russian Federation: Trends, origins, and priorities for control

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9072, 1997, Pages 210-213

  Tichonova, L ^a   Borisenko, K ^b   Ward, H ^c   Meheus, A ^d   Gromyko, A ^e   Renton, A Adrian ^c  

^a N N BLOKHIN NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER OF ONCOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b Russ Assoc against STD (SANAM)   (Russian Federation)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; SYPHILIS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0030841697     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)01382-2     Document Type: Article

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