Early presentation of symptomatic individuals is critical in controlling sexually transmissible infections

Sexual Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 181-182

  Fairley, Christopher K ^a,b   Chow, Eric P F ^a,b   Hocking, Jane S ^c  

^a MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONDOM USE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN; REVIEW; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL PRACTICE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URETHRAL DISCHARGE;

EID: 84931090783     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH15036     Document Type: Review

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