Challenges in recognition and diagnosis of yaws in children in Papua New Guinea

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-116

  Mitjà, Oriol ^a   Hays, Russell ^a   Lelngei, Francis ^a   Laban, Nedley ^a   Ipai, Anthony ^a   Pakarui, Slim ^a   Bassat, Quique ^b  

^a Lihir Medical Centre   (Papua New Guinea)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE PAIN; BONE SWELLING; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; SKIN DEFECT; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST; YAWS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YAWS;

TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 79960238638     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0062     Document Type: Article

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