Incidence of sexually transmitted infections among HIV-positive sex workers in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 721-724

  Connolly, Catherine A ^a   Ramjee, Gita ^b   Sturm, Adriaan W ^a   Abdool Karim, Salim S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0036844157     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200211000-00017     Document Type: Article

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