Lumbar puncture in the evaluation of possible asymptomatic congenital syphilis in neonates

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 125-129

  Beeram, M R ^a   Chopde, N ^a   Dawood, Y ^a   Siriboe, S ^a   Abedin, M ^a  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST;

EID: 0030065390     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70441-9     Document Type: Article

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