Identification of women at high STD risk among STD clinic attendees: Implications for STD programmes

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 526-531

  Moodley, P ^a,b   Sturm, P D J ^a,b   Connolly, C ^c   Sturm, A W ^a,b  

^a AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing country; HIV 1; STD syndromes; STIs; Symptom recognition

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URETHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0043207687     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646203767869138     Document Type: Article

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