Congenital syphilis resurgent

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 549, Issue , 2004, Pages 35-40

  Dobson, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 3242798202     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-8993-2_7     Document Type: Review

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