Sexually transmitted diseases and children: there is good news, but....
A review is provided of a series of federal agency reports on sexually transmitted diseases among children and young adults. While there have been marked decreases in the number of reports of disease, continued infection of youngsters less than fifteen years of age is a continuing reality.
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Department of General Dentistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8706, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology