Outbreak of Syphilis among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Houston, Texas

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 872-873

  D'Souza, Gypsyamber ^a,c   Lee, Ji H ^a   Paffel, John M ^b  

^a Bureau of Epidemiology   (United States)

^b Bureau of HIV/STD Prevention   (United States)

^c Houston Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREVALENCE; SAFE SEX; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHORT SURVEY; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SYPHILIS; TEXAS;

EID: 0344736788     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000091144.72555.13     Document Type: Short Survey

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