Maternal Varicella History as a Predictor of Varicella Immune Status

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-38

  Silverman, Neil S ^a   Ewing, Stephanie H ^a   Todi, Neelam ^a   Montgomery, Owen C ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0029678174     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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