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Zudin A.B.

Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health

Tutorskaya M.S.

Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health

Zavyalov A.I.

Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health

“Weeks” of fight against venereal diseases and prostitution in the USSR in the 1920s

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Zudin A.B., Tutorskaya M.S., Zavyalov A.I.

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To cite this article:

Zudin AB, Tutorskaya MS, Zavyalov AI. “Weeks” of fight against venereal diseases and prostitution in the USSR in the 1920s. Russian Journal of Clinical Dermatology and Venereology. 2025;24(6):858‑863. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/klinderma202524061858

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