Prevalence, risk factors, and uptake of interventions for sexually transmitted infections in Britain: findings from the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal).

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Published in Lancet on November 26, 2013

Authors

Pam Sonnenberg1, Soazig Clifton, Simon Beddows, Nigel Field, Kate Soldan, Clare Tanton, Catherine H Mercer, Filomeno Coelho da Silva, Sarah Alexander, Andrew J Copas, Andrew Phelps, Bob Erens, Philip Prah, Wendy Macdowall, Kaye Wellings, Catherine A Ison, Anne M Johnson

Author Affiliations

1: Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, Mortimer Market Centre, London, UK. Electronic address: p.sonnenberg@ucl.ac.uk.

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