Commentary: Sexually transmitted infection in South Africa: 50 years Sidney Kark

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-189

  Reddy, Pricilla S ^a   Mbewu, Anthony D ^a   Nogoduka, Coceka M ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MINING; NOTE; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0038446477     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg026     Document Type: Note

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