Risk factors of herpes simplex virus type 2 among STD clinic attenders in Delhi, India

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-344

  Kaur, Ravinder ^a   Mittal, Nalini ^a   Bhalla, P ^a   Reddy, B N S ^a   Baveja, Usha K ^b  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus 2; Risk factors; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 34347222492     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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