Don't forget syphilis

BMJ

Volumn 325, Issue 7367, 2002, Pages 775-

  Clark, Pete ^a   Cook, Penny A ^a   Lighton, Lorraine ^b   Syed, Qutub ^c   Bellis, Mark A ^a   Goldmeier, David ^d   Greene, Linda ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Peel House   (United Kingdom)

^c Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre North West ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0037027115     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7367.775/a     Document Type: Letter

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