The Hidden Epidemic:

Confronting Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Size: 448 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1997

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Thomas R. Eng and William T. Butler, Editors; Committee on Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Institute of Medicine
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This landmark volume examines the scope of STDs in the United States and provides an assessment of the nation's response to this public health crisis. It also details an effective national STD prevention and control strategy and provides recommendations for ...
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FRONT MATTER	i-xiv	(skim)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	1-18	(skim)
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND	19-27	(skim)
THE NEGLECTED HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF STDs	28-68	(skim)
FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE HIDDEN EPIDEMIC	69-117	(skim)
PREVENTION OF STDs	118-174	(skim)
CURRENT STD-RELATED SERVICES	175-219	(skim)
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE NATIONAL SYSTEM TO PREVENT STDs	220-302	(skim)
APPENDIX A	303-310	(skim)
APPENDIX B	311-315	(skim)
APPENDIX C	316-329	(skim)
APPENDIX D	330-356	(skim)
APPENDIX E	357-362	(skim)
APPENDIX F	363-369	(skim)
APPENDIX G	370-382	(skim)
APPENDIX H	383-393	(skim)
APPENDIX I	394-399	(skim)
APPENDIX J	400-410	(skim)
INDEX	411-432	(skim)

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This landmark volume examines the scope of STDs in the United States and provides an assessment of the nation's response to this public health crisis. It also details an effective national STD prevention and control strategy and provides recommendations for improving education and training and supporting research.