Classification of incidence and prevalence of certain sexually transmitted infections by world regions

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-80

  Kenyon, C ^a,b   Buyze, J ^a   Colebunders, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Chlamydia; Gonorrhea; Herpes simplex virus type 2; HIV; Human papillomavirus; Syphilis; Trichomoniasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; MORTALITY; NORTH AFRICA; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; CHLAMYDIA; GONORRHEA; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2; HIV; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

AFRICA; EUROPE; GONORRHEA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE EAST; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 84891557617     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.09.014     Document Type: Article

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