Maternal and congenital syphilis in rural Haiti

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-202

  Lomotey, Chaylah J ^a,b,d   Lewis, Judy ^a,b   Gebrian, Bette ^a,c   Bourdeau, Royneld ^c   Dieckhaus, Kevin ^a,b   Salazar, Juan C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Haitian Health Foundation   (Haïti)

^d Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital; Haiti; Infectious; Pregnancy complications; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH WORKER; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MATERNAL EFFECT; MATERNAL HEALTH; SYPHILIS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; HAITI;

EID: 70350538740     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892009000900002     Document Type: Article

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