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. 2007 Jul;83(4):257-66.
doi: 10.1136/sti.2007.026245.

Sexually transmitted diseases in the USA: temporal trends

Sevgi O Aral  1 , Kevin A Fenton, King K Holmes
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Sexually transmitted diseases in the USA: temporal trends

Sevgi O Aral et al. Sex Transm Infect. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

This paper reviews the temporal trends in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and discusses the factors affecting the epidemiology of bacterial STDs.

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Competing interests: None.

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