Zika, sexual transmission and prudent public health policy

Public Health

Volumn 148, Issue , 2017, Pages 66-68

  Folkers, K M ^a   Caplan, A L ^a   Igel, L H ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; ZIKA VIRUS DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COLOMBIA; DISEASE ERADICATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MICROCEPHALY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL PRACTICE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; ZIKA FEVER; ZIKA VIRUS;

EID: 85017466709     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.02.018     Document Type: Article

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