Epidemiology of gonorrhoea and syphilis in South Australia (1966--77).
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Data from the annual general report of the Venereal Disease Control Centre (VDCC) in a state with a population of approximately 1 250 000 people (in 1977), of whom about 1 100 000 live within 25 miles of the centre of Adelaide, the capital city, are presented.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of venereal diseases
دوره 55 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979