## Abstract Incarcerated persons have high rates of infectious diseases. Few data on the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in prisoners are available. This multiβcenter crossβsectional study enrolled 973 inmates from eight Italian prisons. Demographic and behavioral data were collected us
Laboratory Diagnosis of Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection in Humans
β Scribed by R. Tedeschi; J. Dillner; P. De Paoli
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 195 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-9723
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