Seroprevalence and seroincidence of herpes simplex virus type 1 and herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in a cohort of adolescents in Italy

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 608-610

  Suligoi, Barbara ^a   Torri, Arianna ^b   Grilli, Gualtiero ^c   Tanzi, Elisabetta ^d   Palù, Giorgio ^b   Boselli, F ^e   Caputo, R ^e   Cusini, M ^e   Delia, S ^e   Gentile, G ^e   Martino, P ^e   Volpi, A ^e   Vullo, V ^e  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Prevenzione   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 4644294661     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000140013.60224.ba     Document Type: Article

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