Health advisers (contact tracers) in sexually transmitted disease.
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Tehran University students' knowledge about sexually transmitted disease
Introduction: Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) such as gonorrhea, syphilis and ‎trichomonias are the most common infection disease in the world. Since young adults are at ‎substantial risk for contracting STD and previous studies have shown youth poor knowledge ‎level.‎ Aim: The objective of this study is to determine the knowledge level about STD among ‎Tehran Univers...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 1984
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.60.4.269