The role and effectiveness of partner notification in STD control: A review

Genitourinary Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 247-252

  Cowan, Frances M ^a   French, Rebecca ^a   Johnson, Anne M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 79960415897     PISSN: 02664348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.72.4.247     Document Type: Review

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