A tale of two gonorrhea epidemics: Results from the STD surveillance network

Public Health Reports

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 282-292

  Newman, Lori Marie ^a,e,f   Dowell, Deborah ^a   Bernstein, Kyle ^b   Donnelly, Jennifer ^c   Martins, Summer ^d   Stenger, Mark ^b   Stover, Jeffrey ^b   Weinstock, Hillard ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b STD Prevention and Control Services   (United States)

^c Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

^d MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859448577     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491212700308     Document Type: Article

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