Sociodemographic factors and the variation in syphilis rates among US countries, 1984 through 1993: An ecological analysis

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1937-1943

  Kilmarx, Peter H ^a   Zaidi, Akbar A ^a   Thomas, James C ^c   Nakashima, Allyn K ^a   St Louis, Michael E ^a   Flock, Melinda L ^a   Peterman, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service ^*

^c IL

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031457734     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.12.1937     Document Type: Article

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