Sexual networks: The integration of social and genetic data

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1981-1992

  Day, Sophie ^a   Ward, H ^a   Ison, C ^a   Bell, G ^b   Weber, J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gonorrhoea; Social and genetic networks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENOTYPE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CONTACT TRACING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032409104     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00306-2     Document Type: Article

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