Open AccessEconomic Burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections: Incidence and Direct Medical Cost of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis Among Illinois Adolescents and Young Adults, 2005–2006
Author(s) -
Elizabeth L. Pultorak,
William Chi Wai Wong,
Charles Rabins,
Supriya D. Mehta
Publication year - 2009
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/olq.0b013e3181a96d23
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , medicine , syphilis , incidence (geometry) , chlamydia , population , demography , public health , sexually transmitted disease , environmental health , immunology , physics , nursing , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology , optics
Local assessment of sexually transmitted infections (STI) magnitude and economic burden can aid in targeting resources and prevention programs.