A systematic review of epidemiologic studies assessing condom use and risk of syphilis

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 401-405

  Koss, Catherine A ^a,b   Dunne, Eileen F ^a   Warner, Lee ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDOM; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; REAGIN TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 67651036792     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181a396eb     Document Type: Article

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