Maternal serologic screening to prevent congenital toxoplasmosis: a decision-analytic economic model.

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Published in PLoS Negl Trop Dis on September 27, 2011

Authors

Eileen Stillwaggon1, Christopher S Carrier, Mari Sautter, Rima McLeod

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Economics, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Stillwaggon@gettysburg.edu

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