Syphilis in China: results of a national surveillance programme

Lancet

Volumn 369, Issue 9556, 2007, Pages 132-138

  Chen, Zhi Qiang ^a   Zhang, Guo Cheng ^a   Gong, Xiang Dong ^a   Lin, Charles ^a,b   Gao, Xing ^a   Liang, Guo Jun ^a   Yue, Xiao Li ^a   Chen, Xiang Sheng ^a   Cohen, Myron S ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 33846116229     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60074-9     Document Type: Article

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