Overview of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Clinical Practice in Correctional Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 175-181

  Kahn, Richard H ^a   Joesoef, Riduan ^a   Aynalem, Getahun ^b   Puisis, Michael ^e   Raba, John M ^e   Kerndt, Peter R ^b,c,d  

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

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NONE

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EID: 70349358767     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-03265-0.50018-X     Document Type: Chapter

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