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Review
. 2004 Jun;15(2):201-14.
doi: 10.1016/j.admecli.2004.02.001.

An overview of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents

Taraneh Shafii  1 , Gale R Burstein
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Review

An overview of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents

Taraneh Shafii et al. Adolesc Med Clin. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

Half of all United States high school students are sexually experienced. Female adolescents bear the highest rates of many STIs. Many adolescents infected with STIs report no symptoms suggestive of their infections. Health care providers who see adolescents should be poised to implement effective STI control through risk assessment, disease screening, and CDC-recommended treatment and prevention counseling.

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