Social network methods for endemic foci of syphilis: A pilot project

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 12-18

  Rothenberg, Richard ^a   Kimbrough, Lisa ^b,c   Lewis Hardy, Ruby ^d   Heath, Bruce ^b,c   Williams, O C ^b   Tambe, Pradyna ^b   Johnson, David ^c,d   Schrader, Mark ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness   (United States)

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

^d GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033972370     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200001000-00003     Document Type: Article

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