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High prevalence of syphilis among demobilized child soldiers in Eastern Congo: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Syphilis, a known major public health issue for soldiers during periods of conflict, is exacerbated in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to widespread sexual violence. However, there has been no previous study to determine the extent of this problem. Therefore, we determined the preva...

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Autores principales: Senga, Raphael Kabangwa, Lutala, Prosper Mukobelwa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3178468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21896173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1505-5-16