An expanding syphilis epidemic in China: Epidemiology, behavioural risk and control strategies with a focus on low-tier female sex workers and men who have sex with men

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Tucker, Joseph D ^a,b   Yin, Yue Ping ^c   Wang, Baoxi ^c   Chen, Xiang Sheng ^c   Cohen, Myron S ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHINA; CONDOM; COUNSELING; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE SEX WORKER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH PRIORITY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; CHINA; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH; SEX WORKERS; SYPHILIS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 82555168010     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2010.048314     Document Type: Review

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