Infections due to the human herpes-viruses in Southern India: A seroepidemiological survey

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 561-566

  Venkitaraman, Ashok R ^a   Seigneurin, Jean Marie ^b   Lenoir, Gilbert M ^c   John, T Jacob ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; ETIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; INDIA; NORMAL HUMAN; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SIMPLEXVIRUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0022924608     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/15.4.561     Document Type: Article

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