Prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among women in a suburban Sudanese community

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 249-254

  Kafi, Shamsoun Khamis ^a   Mohamed, Abdelrahim Osman ^b   Musa, Hassan Abdel Aziz ^c  

^a State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JUBA   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUDAN; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUDAN; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0034577802     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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