Sustained increase in infectious syphilis notifications in Victoria [1]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 218-

  Guy, Rebecca J ^a   Leslie, David E ^b   Simpson, Kleete ^c   Hatch, Beth ^c   Leydon, Jennie ^b   Hellard, Margaret E ^a   Kelly, Heath A ^b  

^a MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^c Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; AMYL NITRATE;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; LETTER; PATIENT COUNSELING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 23844481538     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07004.x     Document Type: Letter

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