Open AccessSexually Transmitted Diseases of Older Persons in Washington State
Author(s) -
Fujie Xu,
Julia A. Schillinger,
Mark R. Aubin,
Michael E. St. Louis,
Lauri E. Markowitz
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/00007435-200105000-00010
Subject(s) - medicine , urethritis , epidemiology , sexually transmitted disease , gerontology , gonorrhea , family medicine , demography , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology , urology
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in persons older than 50 years are rarely studied because STDs are more common in young people. Understanding the epidemiology of STDs in older persons is important for reducing STD morbidity and for improving STD care.