Early syphilis in an active duty military population and the surrounding civilian community, 1985-1993

Military Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 368-376

  McKee Jr , Kelly T ^a   Burns, Wendy E ^b   Russell, Linda K ^a   Jenkins, Pamela R ^b   Johnson, Ayah E ^b   Wong, Tor Lai ^b   McLawhorn, Kathryn B ^c  

^a WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c N Carolina Dept Environ H   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MILITARY MEDICINE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOLDIER; SYPHILIS;

EID: 2642677631     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/163.6.368     Document Type: Article

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