Current status of syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections in developing countries

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 333-334

  Vuylsteke, Bea ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; GENITAL ULCER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; RISK FACTOR;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 6044249071     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.009407     Document Type: Editorial

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