Syphilis in an urban community

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 248-252

  Reynolds, Donna L ^a   Evangelists, Franca ^b   Ward, B Megan ^b   Notenboom, Robert H ^a,c   Young, Eric R ^a,b,d   D'Cunha, Colin O ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Scarborough Health Department

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^d Scarborough Health Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031712501     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403928     Document Type: Article

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