Outcome predictors in Treatment of Yaws

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1083-1085

  Mitjà, Oriol ^a   Hays, Russell ^a   Ipai, Anthony ^a   Gubaila, David ^a   Lelngei, Francis ^a   Kirara, Martin ^a   Paru, Raymond ^a   Bassat, Quique ^b  

^a Lihir Medical Center   (Spain)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST; YAWS;

EID: 79957640337     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid/1706.101575     Document Type: Article

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