An estimate of the global prevalence and incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 805-812

  Looker, Katharine J ^a   Garnett, Geoffrey P ^a   Schmid, George P ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERUM; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VIRAL DISEASE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; EMBASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDLINE; PREDICTION; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2;

EID: 54249103516     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.07.046128     Document Type: Article

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