Evidence of an outbreak of syphilis among men who have sex with men in Rome [1]

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 100-101

  Giuliani, Massimo ^a   Palamara, Guido ^b   Latini, Alessandra ^b   Maini, Antonio ^b   Di Carlo, Aldo ^b  

^a SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; EPIDEMIC; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ITALY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 12444297538     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.141.1.100     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

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