Persistence of immunity to poliomyelitis among a southern population that received four doses of OPV 5 to over 15 years before

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-8

  Triassi, M ^a   Ribera, G ^a   Barruffo, L ^b   Barbone, S ^a   Medda, E ^c   Grandolfo, M E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Servizio Materno Infantile USL 42   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

OPV vaccine; Poliomyelitis; Seroimmunity

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; STUDENT; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; ITALY; MALE; POLIOVIRUS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030015347     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00144420     Document Type: Article

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