Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus-2 in Suburban Primary Care Offices in the United States

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 311-316

  Leone, Peter ^a   Fleming, Douglas T ^b   Gilsenan, Alicia W ^c   Li, Lei ^c   Justus, Scott ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^c RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPUTER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBURBAN HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2142704288     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000123651.84697.D6     Document Type: Article

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