Community based study on sero-prevalence of syphilis in New Delhi (India)

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 205-211

  Chawla, R ^a   Bhalla, P ^a   Garg, S ^a   Meghachandra Singh, M ^a   Bhalla, K ^a   Sodhani, P ^b   Sharma, V K ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND PREVENTIVE ONCOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYPHILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 30944469218     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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