Effectiveness, impact and cost of syndromic management of sexually transmitted diseases in Tanzania

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 11-14

  Mayaud, Philippe ^a   Ka Gina, Gina ^b   Grosskurth, Heiner ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b African Medical and Research Foundation Mwanza   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031773711     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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