A study of HIV/STD infections amongst commercial sex workers in Kolkata. (India) part-IV laboratory investigation of STD and HIV infections

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-16

  Pal, D ^a   Raut, D K ^a   Das, A ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (India)

^b Health and Environmental Alertness   (India)

Author keywords

Chanchroid; Gonorrhoea; HIV; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; ULCUS MOLLE;

CHANCROID; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 27944510563     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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