The incidence of sexually transmitted infections among frequently screened sex workers in a decriminalised and regulated system in Melbourne

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 434-436

  Lee, D M ^a,b   Binger, A ^b   Hocking, J ^a,b   Fairley, Christopher K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CONDYLOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HERPES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

CONDOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VICTORIA;

EID: 27144463623     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.014431     Document Type: Article

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