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Strategic options for antenatal screening for syphilis in the United Kingdom: a cost effectiveness analysis

Author(s) -

N. Connor,

Jennifer Roberts,

A Nicoll

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

journal of medical screening

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1475-5793

pISSN - 0969-1413

DOI - 10.1136/jms.7.1.7

Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , family medicine , antenatal screening , ethnic group , cost effectiveness , pregnancy , pediatrics , gynecology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , risk analysis (engineering) , sociology , biology , anthropology , genetics

Antenatal screening for syphilis is well established in the United Kingdom. The prevalence of syphilis is now very low, prompting the question as to whether this screening programme is still necessary. This paper aims at identifying possible screening strategy options for the programme and comparing their effectiveness and cost effectiveness.

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