Global epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases

Lancet

Volumn 351, Issue SUPPL.3, 1998, Pages 2-4

  Gerbase, Antonio C ^a   Rowley, Jane T ^b   Mertens, Thierry E ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 4243602211     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(98)90001-0     Document Type: Article

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