Strategies for syphilis prevention: Findings from surveys in a high- incidence area

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 305-310

  Farley, Thomas A ^a   Kahn, Richard H ^a,b   Johnson, Gwen ^a   Cohen, Deborah A ^c  

^a Louisiana Office of Public Health   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033917777     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200007000-00001     Document Type: Article

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