Syphilis testing in association with gonorrhea/chlamydia testing during a syphilis outbreak

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1124-1126

  Rosenman, Marc B ^a   Kraft, Stephanie K ^b   Harezlak, Jaroslaw ^c   Mahon, Barbara E ^d   Katz, Barry P ^a   Wang, Jane ^a   Arno, Janet N ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SYPHILIS;

EID: 3042855373     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.7.1124     Document Type: Article

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