Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in female sex workers in Athens, Greece - 2005

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 662-665

  Papadogeorgaki, H ^a   Caroni, C ^b   Frangouli, E ^a   Flemetakis, A ^a   Katsambas, A ^a   Hadjivassiliou, M ^a  

^a ANDREAS SYGROS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Athens; Female sex workers; Greece; Prevalence; STIs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; GREECE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; GREECE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 33846794708     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2006.0009     Document Type: Article

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