Adolescence and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Portuguese Single-Center Report

Beatriz Parreira de Andrade; Adriano Pereira; Ana Bandeira Santos; Paula Fonseca

doi:10.20344/amp.21479

Adolescence and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Portuguese Single-Center Report

Authors

Beatriz Parreira de Andrade Serviço de Pediatria. Unidade Local de Saúde do Médio Ave. Vila Nova de Famalicão. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3278-8117
Adriano Pereira Serviço de Pediatria. Unidade Local de Saúde do Médio Ave. Vila Nova de Famalicão.
Ana Bandeira Santos Serviço de Pediatria. Unidade Local de Saúde do Médio Ave. Vila Nova de Famalicão. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1457-6659
Paula Fonseca Serviço de Pediatria. Unidade Local de Saúde do Médio Ave. Vila Nova de Famalicão. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7792-6870

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.21479

Keywords:

Adolescent, Adolescent Medicine, Mass Screening, Portugal, Prevalence, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial/epidemiology

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2024-07-01

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Parreira de Andrade B, Pereira A, Bandeira Santos A, Fonseca P. Adolescence and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Portuguese Single-Center Report. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2024 Jul. 1 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];37(7-8):570-1. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/21479

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Vol. 37 No. 7-8 (2024): July-August

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