Surveillance of an infectious syphilis outbreak in south London, UK: A comparison of reporting systems

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 196-199

  Menon Johansson, A S ^a   Young, Y ^b   Maguire, H ^c   Trail, P ^d   Ward, H ^e  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b South West London Health Protection Unit ^*  (United States)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Regional Epidemiology Unit   (United States)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology diagnosis; Heterosexual; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; SYPHILIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 62249207312     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008216     Document Type: Article

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