Prenatal syphilis screening rates measured using medicaid claims and electronic medical records

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 387-392

  Rosenman, Marc B ^a,b,g   Tao, Guoyu ^c   Szucs, Kinga A ^a   Wang, Jianhong ^b   Ambuehl, Roberta ^b   Mahon, Barbara E ^d,e,f  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Novartis Vaccines Cambridge   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAID; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INDIANA; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41149163843     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31815fa5bb     Document Type: Article

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