Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 12 , Pages 891-899 , December 2009

Trichomoniasis in Pregnancy and Mental Retardation in Children

  • Joshua R. Mann

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Joshua R. Mann, MD, MPH, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, 3209 Colonial Dr., Columbia, SC 29203. Tel: (803) 434-4575. Fax: (803) 434-8374.
    • ,
  • Suzanne McDermott

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia
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  • Timothy L. Barnes

      Affiliations

    • Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia
    • ,
  • James Hardin

      Affiliations

    • Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia
    • ,
  • Haikun Bao

      Affiliations

    • Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia
    • ,
  • Li Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia

Received 4 February 2009 ,Accepted 12 August 2009.

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PII: S1047-2797(09)00302-0

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.08.004

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 12 , Pages 891-899 , December 2009

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