Opportunities for the prevention of congenital syphilis in Maricopa County, Arizona

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-343

  Taylor, Melanie M ^a,b   Mickey, Tom ^c   Browne, Katherine ^a,b   Kenney, Kerry ^a,b   England, Bob ^c   Blasini Alcivar, Lily ^a  

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

^b ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c Maricopa County Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; DELIVERY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARIZONA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL;

EID: 41149131329     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31815bb335     Document Type: Article

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