Secular trends of gonorrhea in young adults in Israel: Three decades of follow-up

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1111-1115

  Mimouni, D ^a,b,c   Bar Zeev, Y ^b   Davidovitch, N ^d   Huerta, M ^b,d   Balicer, R D ^b,d   Levine, H ^b,d   Ankol, O ^b   Grotto, I ^b,d,e  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Medical Corps Israel Defense Forces   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349287378     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-0969-0     Document Type: Article

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