Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Predictors for Loss to Follow Up among Marginalized Homeless and Migrant Communities: a Cross-Sectional Study
By: Francesco Vladimiro Segala, Roberta Novara, Gianfranco Panico, Renato Laforgia, Lucia Raho, Marcella Schiavone, Giovanni Civile, Nicole Laforgia, Stefano Di Gregorio, Giacomo Guido, Mariangela Cormio, Angelo Dargenio, Roberta Papagni, Angelo L’Erario, Luca L’Erario, Valentina Totaro, Vito Spada, Lauriana Valentini, Luisa Frallonardo, Rossana Lattanzio, Carmine Falanga, Giovanni Putoto, Annalisa Saracino and Francesco Di Gennaro
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4388 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 6, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 8, 2024
Published on: Apr 1, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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