Risk factors for syphilis infection amonq pregnant women: Results of a case-control study in Shenznen, China

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 476-480

  Zhou, Hua ^b   Chen, Xiang Sheng ^a,c   Hong, Fu Chang ^b   Pan, Peng ^b   Yang, Fan ^b   Cai, Yu Mao ^b   Yin, Yue Ping ^c   Peeling, Rosanna W ^d   Mabey, David ^e  

^a National Center for STD Control   (China)

^b Shenzhen Chronic Disease Hospital   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY   (China)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TRAVEL;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 35748961094     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.026187     Document Type: Article

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