HIV, HSV2 and syphilis prevalence in female sex workers in Kerman, south-east Iran; using respondent-driven sampling

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 60-65

  Navadeh, S ^a,b   Mirzazadeh, A ^a,b   Mousavi, L ^a   Haghdoost, A A ^c   Fahimfar, N ^d   Sedaghat, A ^d  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Female sex workers; HIV; Iran; Respondent driven sampling; Sexual transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877943450     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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