Syphilis

Hanisah L. Corner; Deborah L. Couldwell; Chris P. Bourne

doi:10.1071/NB09004

RESEARCH ARTICLE

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Syphilis

Hanisah L. Corner ^A , Deborah L. Couldwell ^B and Chris P. Bourne ^C

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^A NSW Public Health Officer Training Program, NSW Department of Health

^B Parramatta Sexual Health Clinic, Sydney West Area Health Service

^C NSW Sexually Transmissible Programs Unit, Sydney Sexual Health Centre, South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service

NSW Public Health Bulletin 20(8) 130-131 https://doi.org/10.1071/NB09004
Published: 7 September 2009

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