An Evaluation of The Syphilis Screening Program Among Pregnant Women In Gaborone Clinics, Botswana: A Five Year Retrospective Analysis
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RESEARCH ARTICLE An Evaluation of The Syphilis Screening Program Among Pregnant Women In Gaborone Clinics, Botswana: A Five Year Retrospective Analysis A.B. Ganiyu, L. Mason and L.H. Mabuza Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana Department of Health and Life Sciences Programme, University of Liverpool/Laureate Online Education, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
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