Epidemic syphilis in the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-56

  Renton, Adrian M ^a   Borisenko, Konstantin K ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Russ Assoc Against Sexually T   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHORT SURVEY; SYPHILIS; USSR;

EID: 0031974632     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001432-199802000-00012     Document Type: Short Survey

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