Syphilis, still a major cause of infant mortality

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 654-655

  Mabey, David ^a   Peeling, Rosanna W ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN;

AFRICA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT MORTALITY; LETTER; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAGIN TEST; RURAL AREA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STILLBIRTH; SYPHILIS; TANZANIA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL;

EID: 80051816996     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70150-5     Document Type: Letter

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