Geosocial Dating Applications Mirror the Increase in Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Authors

  • Kasper Køhler Alsing
  • Tobias Steen Sejersen Department of Dermato-Venerology, Zealand University Hospital, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
  • Gregor B.E. Jemec

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https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3732

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Published

2021-01-25

How to Cite

Alsing, K. K., Sejersen, T. S., & Jemec, G. B. (2021). Geosocial Dating Applications Mirror the Increase in Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 101(1), adv00378. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3732