Sexually transmitted infections in adolescents

Open Infectious Diseases Journal

Volumn 3, Issue SPEC.ISS.1, 2009, Pages 107-117

  Chinsembu, Kazhila C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871895087     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18742793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874279301004010107     Document Type: Review

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