Sexually transmitted infections in travelers: Implications for prevention and control

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 533-538

  Abdullah, Abu Saleh M ^a   Ebrahim, Shahul H ^b   Fielding, Richard ^a   Morisky, Donald E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CARRIER; GONORRHEA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TOURISM; TRAVEL;

HUMANS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRAVEL;

EID: 4344717322     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/422721     Document Type: Review

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