The relevance of social network analysis on the epidemiology and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2007, Pages

  Périssé, André Reynaldo Santos ^a,b   Nery, José Augusto Da Costa ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Communicable disease prevention; Community networks; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFECTION CONTROL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 36849023472     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2007001500004     Document Type: Article

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