Responding to the epidemics of syphilis among men who have sex with men: Introduction to the special issue

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Peterman, Thomas A ^a   Collins, Dayne E ^b   Aral, Sevgi O ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 26444577485     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000180454.23228.80     Document Type: Editorial

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