Program issues in delivering targeted STI services through the public sector in the greater mekong region

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 328-338

  O'Farrell, Nigel ^a,b,c  

^a EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34249734896     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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