The prevalence of genital warts in the Baltic countries: Findings from national cross-sectional surveys in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 55-60

  Uusküla, Anneli ^a   Reile, Rainer ^a   Rezeberga, Dace ^b   Karnite, Anda ^b   Logminiene, Zeneta ^c   Padaiga, Žilvinas ^c   Nygard, Mari ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^c LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Lithuania)

^d CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; BALTIC STATES; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BALTIC STATES; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928204694     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2014-051540     Document Type: Article

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