Effect of immune response on transmission dynamics for sexually transmitted infections

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 191, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Lena, Suvendrini ^a   Pourbohloul, Babak ^a   Brunham, Robert C ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GONORRHEA; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENETICS; MATE CHOICE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 12444286802     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425289     Document Type: Review

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