Cost-effectiveness of on-site antenatal screening to prevent congenital syphilis in rural eastern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa.

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Published in Sex Transm Dis on July 01, 2007

Authors

John M Blandford1, Thomas L Gift, Sandeep Vasaikar, Dan Mwesigwa-Kayongo, Pumla Dlali, Rachel N Bronzan

Author Affiliations

1: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. jblandford@cdc.gov

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