Congenital syphilis in Harris County, Texas, USA, 1990-92: Incidence, causes and risk factors

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-101

  Risser, William L ^a,c   Hwang, Lu Yu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UTMSH   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital syphilis; epidemiology; syphilis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031034064     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462971919633     Document Type: Article

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