
Surveillance of sexually transmitted infections in England and Wales
Author(s) -
Gwenda Hughes,
M Catchpole
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.03.06.00099-en
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , epidemiological surveillance , environmental health , sexually active , virology , population , pathology
Owing to the unique link between the epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and human behaviour, the surveillance of STIs requires the collection of more demographic and behavioural data than for other infectious diseases. In order to supp