Heterosexual outbreak of infectious syphilis: Epidemiological and ethnographic analysis and implications for control

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 78, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Patrick, David M ^a   Rekart, M L ^a   Jolly, A ^b   Mak, S ^a   Tyndall, M ^c   Maginley, J ^a   Wong, E ^b   Wong, T ^b   Jones, H ^a   Montgomery, C ^a   Brunham, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0036113103     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.78.suppl_1.i164     Document Type: Conference Paper

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