The syphilis reactor grid: Help or hindrance for syphilis surveillance?

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 650-653

  McLean, Catherine A ^a,e   Kohl, Katrin ^b   Baker, Meghan A ^c   Sinclair, Maureen F ^a   Ciesielski, Carol A ^a,d   Markowitz, Lauri E ^a  

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

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHICAGO; CHILD; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REAGINS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0042067952     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000085945.93505.61     Document Type: Review

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