Syphilis and hepatitis B co-infection among HIV-infected, sex-trafficked women and girls, Nepal

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 932-934

  Silverman, Jay G ^a   Decker, Michele R ^a   Gupta, Jhumka ^a   Dharmadhikari, Ashwin ^b   Seage III, George R ^a   Raj, Anita ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; NEPAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 45249112008     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1406.080090     Document Type: Article

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