The sound of silence: Missing the opportunity to save lives at birth

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 158-159

  Klausner, Jefrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RAPID TEST; SCREENING TEST; SYPHILIS;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PENICILLIN G BENZATHINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STILLBIRTH; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84878445734     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.13.118604     Document Type: Editorial

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