Epstein-barr virus infections among university students in a tropical country

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 115-118

  Chang, R S ^a   Dan, Robert ^b   Chan, Raymond C K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLLEGE STUDENT; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; MONONUCLEOSIS; SEROCONVERSION; SHORT SURVEY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; PHARYNX; STUDENTS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0023814920     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.1988.9939052     Document Type: Article

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