Syphilis in Coimbra at the beginning of the 20th century. The importance of hospital records for the study of the disease
Syphilis is a chronic sexually or congenitally transmitted infection, with a well-documented clinical past, having been one of the major public health problems in Europe. In Portugal, there is a lack of data regarding the number of individuals infected by syphilis, or even about the characteristics...
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Language: | English |
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Coimbra University Press
2019-12-01
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Series: | Antropologia Portuguesa |
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Online Access: | https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/antropologiaportuguesa/article/view/7591 |