Syndromic approach to STD case management: Where do we go from here?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 74, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Van Dam, C Johannes ^a   Becker, Karen M ^b   Ndowa, Francis ^c   Islam, Monir Q ^d  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Developing world; STDs; STIs; Syndromic approach

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYNDROME; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ALGORITHMS; CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0031849233     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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