Estimates of the incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Cates Jr , Willard ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345722746     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199904001-00002     Document Type: Article

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