Incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in Hokkaido, Japan, 1998 to 2001

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 163-167

  Takahashi, Satoshi ^a   Takeyama, Kou ^a   Kunishima, Yasuharu ^a   Shimizu, Toshiaki ^a   Nishiyama, Naotaka ^a   Hotta, Hiroshi ^a   Matsukawa, Masanori ^a   Minowa, Masumi ^b   Tanihata, Takeo ^b   Kumamoto, Yoshiaki ^a   Tsukamoto, Taiji ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hokkaido; Sexually transmitted diseases; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX RATIO; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 3843118602     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-004-0314-6     Document Type: Article

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