Sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus infection: Cause, effect, or both?

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-4

  Cohen, M S ^a   Miller, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CD4 ANTIGEN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR;

CHLAMYDIASIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNITY; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONIASIS; URETHRITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031770860     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(98)90087-X     Document Type: Editorial

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