Gonorrhoea in inner London: Results of a cross sectional study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7096, 1997, Pages 1719-1723

  Low, Nicola ^a   Daker White, Gavin ^b   Barlow, David ^b   Pozniak, Anton L ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030997816     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7096.1719     Document Type: Article

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