New approaches to syphilis control: Finding opportunities for syphilis treatment and congenital syphilis prevention in a women's correctional setting

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 218-226

  Blank, Susan ^a,b   McDonnell, Diana D ^b   Rubin, Steven R ^a   Neal, James J ^b   Brome, Margaret W ^a   Masterson, Mary B ^b   Greenspan, Joel R ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRISON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030900740     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199704000-00006     Document Type: Article

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