UID:
almahu_9949697282902882
Format:
1 online resource (481 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-02604-2
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9786611026042
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0-08-054114-3
Content:
There are 12 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases every year.This growing world-wide problem has captured the concern of medical professionals, behavioural scientists, and public health officials.Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Vaccines, Prevention and Control provides a comprehensive assessment of the global epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases plus current data on various strategies for controlling the epidemic, with particular focus on vaccines. The editors and authors represent the leading authorities in the field and provide international and multi-dis
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Part I: EPIDEMIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; Chapter 1. Global Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Chapter 2. The Changing Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: The Russian Experience; Chapter 3. The Genital Tract: Developmental, Anatomical and Microbiological Factors Affecting STD Acquisition and Strategies for Prevention; Chapter 4. Mucosal Immunity of the Genital Tract; Part II: NON-SPECIFIC STRATEGIES FOR CONTROL
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Chapter 5. Behavioral and Psychological Factors Associated with STD RiskChapter 6. Physical Barrier Methods: Acceptance, Use and Effectiveness; Chapter 7. Topical Microbicides; APPENDIX 1; APPENDIX 2; APPENDIX 3; Part III: PATHOGENS AND VACCINES; Chapter 8. Genital and Perinatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections: Prophylactic Vaccines; Chapter 9. Therapeutic Vaccines for Control of Herpes Simplex Virus Chronic Infections; Chapter 10. Cytomegalovirus; Chapter 11. Genital Papillomavirus Infection; Chapter 12. Therapeutic Vaccines for Control of Human Papillomavirus Chronic Infections
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Chapter 13. Hepatitis B Virus InfectionChapter 14. Therapeutic Vaccines for Chronic Hepatitis B Infection; Chapter 15. Chlamydia; Chapter 16. Gonorrhea: Epidemiology, Control and Prevention; Chapter 17. Syphilis; Chapter 18. HIV Vaccines: Milestones and New Insights; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-663330-4
Language:
English
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