National survey of diagnostic services for genital herpes

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 316-317

  Geretti, Anna Maria ^a,b   Brown, D W ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENITAL HERPES; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IRELAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 23844506866     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.013110     Document Type: Review

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