Improving global estimates of syphilis in pregnancy by diagnostic test type: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 130, Issue S1, 2015, Pages S10-S14

  Ham, D Cal ^a   Lin, Carol ^a   Newman, Lori ^b   Wijesooriya, N Saman ^a   Kamb, Mary ^a  

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

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Congenital syphilis; Diagnostics; Pregnancy; Prenatal diagnosis; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREPONEMAL SEROLOGY; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DATA ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84931571242     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.04.012     Document Type: Article

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