The increase rates of syphilis in Turkey in the beginning of the third millennium

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1209-1210

  Aktürk, Aş ^a   Bilen, N ^a   Demirsoy, Eo ^a   Kiran, R ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SYPHILIS; TURKEY;

EID: 70349126734     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03125.x     Document Type: Letter

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