Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Disease Among Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China: Implications for HIV/Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention
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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: AIDS Patient Care and STDs
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1087-2914,1557-7449
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2005.19.49