Syndromic management of sexually transmitted diseases in developing countries: What role in the control of the STD and HIV epidemics?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 427-428

  Wilkinson, David ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 79959926413     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.73.6.427     Document Type: Editorial

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