Difference in seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among antenatal women in Hong Kong and southern China

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-

  Lim, W W L ^a,b,c,d   Ho, D W T ^a   Field, P R ^a   Cunningham, A L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b Virology' Department   (Hong Kong)

^c Vi'Esttmad Hospital   (Australia)

^d QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0033114051     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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