Open AccessSyphilis and Social Upheaval in China
Author(s) -
Joseph D. Tucker,
Xiang-Sheng Chen,
Rosanna W. Peeling
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmp0911149
Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , china , criminology , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , law , sociology , political science
Syphilis was nearly eliminated from China 50 years ago but is now the most commonly reported communicable disease in Shanghai. Dr. Joseph Tucker and colleagues write that the Chinese syphilis epidemic holds important lessons about social and environmental influences on sexual health.
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