Sexually transmitted infections in teenagers

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-51

  James, Nicola J ^a   Slack, Richard C B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMMUNITY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034102850     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001432-200002000-00008     Document Type: Review

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