The clinical diagnosis of genital ulcer disease in men

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 292-300

  DiCarlo, Richard P ^a   Martin, David H ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENITAL HERPES; GENITAL ULCER; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS; ULCUS MOLLE;

EID: 0030857699     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514548     Document Type: Article

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