The economic value of reductions in gonorrhea and syphilis incidence in the United States, 1990-2003

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 411-415

  Chesson, Harrell W ^a   Gift, Thomas L ^a   Pulver, Amy L S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Gonorrhea; HIV; Prevention and control; Syphilis; Syphilis, Congenital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; GONORRHEA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751034647     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.06.013     Document Type: Article

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