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Edited by Kenneth A. Borchardt and Michael A. Noble. 349 pp., illustrated. Boca Raton, Fla., CRC Press, 1997. $74.95. ISBN 0-8493-9476-7.

Sexually transmitted diseases remain a major public health issue in our country. A recent report from the Institute of Medicine highlighted the impact of continuing high rates of both viral and bacterial sexually transmitted diseases and their complications with respect to morbidity, mortality, and cost. In contrast, other developed countries, such as Canada and Sweden, have virtually eliminated bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis) and in so doing have seen rates of pelvic inflammatory disease plummet as well. The control of these diseases has important implications that extend beyond decreasing morbidity attributable to the conditions themselves and their . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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