Incidence of gonorrhoea diagnosed in GUM clinics in South Thames (West) Region

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 306-311

  Hickman, Matthew ^a   Judd, Ali ^a   Maguire, Helen ^b   Hay, Phil ^c   Charlett, André ^b   Catchpole, Mike ^b   Nayagam, Andrew ^d   Renton, Adrian ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genitourinary medicine clinics; Gonorrhoea; South Thames (West) Region

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032712429     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.75.5.306     Document Type: Article

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