Burden of syphilis infections in Shenzhen, China: A preliminary estimation

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-118

  Hong, F C ^a   Feng, T J ^a   Cai, Y M ^a   Wen, L Z ^a   Pan, P ^a   Lan, L N ^a   Lai, Y H ^a   Zhou, H ^b   Liu, X L ^a   Lin, S P ^a   Chen, G ^a   Chen, X S ^c  

^a Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control   (China)

^b Birth Defects Prevention Research and Transformation Team   (China)

^c PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

China; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; UNSAFE SEX;

CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 59449094199     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008252     Document Type: Article

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