Trends in sexually transmitted infections (other than HIV) in older people: Analysis of data from an enhanced surveillance system

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 312-317

  Bodley Tickell, A T ^a   Olowokure, Babatunde ^a   Bhaduri, S ^b   White, D J ^c   Ward, D ^a   Ross, J D C ^d   Smith, G ^e   Duggal, H V ^a   Goold, P ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d East Health Protection Unit ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYPHILIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 49049116925     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.027847     Document Type: Article

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