Prevalence of syphilis in pregnancy in Addis Ababa

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 212-216

  Kebede, E ^a   Chamiso, B ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; SYPHILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0034343088     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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