The public health response to epidemic syphilis, San Francisco, 1999-2004

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Klausner, Jeffrey D ^a,b   Kent, Charlotte K ^a   Wong, William ^a   McCright, Jacque ^a   Katz, Mitchell H ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; SILDENAFIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BISEXUALITY; CONTROL STRATEGY; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; POPULATION RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAN FRANCISCO; SYPHILIS;

EID: 26444475833     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000180456.15861.92     Document Type: Review

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