Evidence for sexual transmission of genital herpes in children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 608-613

  Reading, Richard ^a   Rannan Eliya, Yifan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34347358637     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.086835     Document Type: Article

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