Epidemiologic characteristics of an ongoing syphilis epidemic among men who have sex with men, San Francisco

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-17

  Bernstein, Kyle T ^a,b   Stephens, Sally C ^a   Strona, Frank V ^c   Kohn, Robert P ^a   Philip, Susan S ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; SEXUALITY; STUDENT T TEST; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SAN FRANCISCO; SYPHILIS;

EID: 84871613265     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31827763ea     Document Type: Article

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