Syndromic management of sexually transmitted diseases. Part 1 - An overview

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 210-213

  Latif, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0032129714     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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