Syphilis: Diagnosis, treatment and control;Sífilis: Diagnóstico, tratamento e controle

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-126

  Avelleira, João Carlos Regazzi ^a,b   Bottino, Giuliana ^a  

^a Instituto de Dermatologia Prof Rubem David Azulay   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Sexually transmitted diseases; Syphilis, congenital; Treponema pallidum; Treponemal infections

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; REVIEW; SOCIETY; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 33847643111     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962006000200002     Document Type: Review

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