Recognizing and reducing the global burden of congenital syphilis: The time is now

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Conway, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CHILD HEALTH; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL CARE; SCREENING; STILLBIRTH; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34347331259     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31805c752f     Document Type: Editorial

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