Congenital syphilis: Not gone and all too forgotten

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-102

  Kamb, Mary L ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; EDITORIAL; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; STILLBIRTH;

AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POLICY MAKING; PREGNANCY; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL;

EID: 77954640191     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-010-0024-3     Document Type: Editorial

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