Variations in the epidemiology of primary, secondary and early latent syphilis, England and Wales: 1999 To 2008

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-198

  Jebbari, Heather ^a   Simms, Ian ^a   Conti, Stefano ^a   Marongiu, Andrea ^a   Hughes, Gwenda ^a   Ward, Helen ^a   Powers, Cassandra ^a   Thomas, Daniel Rh ^b   Evans, Barry ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAUNA; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SEXUALITY; SYPHILIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS, LATENT; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953081937     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2009.040139     Document Type: Article

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