Oka/Merck varicella vaccine in healthy children: final report of a 2-year efficacy study and 7-year follow-up studies

Vaccine

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1991, Pages 643-647

  Kuter, Barbara J ^a,b   Weibel, Robert E ^a,b   Guess, Harry A ^a,b   Matthews, Holly ^a,b   Morton, David H ^a,b   Neff, Beverly J ^a,b   Provost, Philip J ^a,b   Watson, Barbara A ^a,b   Starr, Stuart E ^a,b   Plotkin, Stanley A ^a,b  

^a Departments of Clinical Research Epidemiology Virus and Cell Biology ^*  (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

efficacy; immunization; persistence of antibody; Varicella; varicella vaccine

Indexed keywords

VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; VACCINATION; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 0025870301     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-410X(91)90189-D     Document Type: Article

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