Changing epidemiology of genital herpes simplex virus infection in Melbourne, Australia, between 1980 and 2003

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-279

  Tran, T ^a   Druce, J D ^a   Catton, M C ^a   Kelly, H ^a   Birch, C J ^a  

^a VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; GENITAL SYSTEM; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VICTORIA;

EID: 4043154188     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.009753     Document Type: Article

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