Clinical trials in immunocompromised individuals

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 583-594

  Gershon, A A ^a   LaRussa, P ^a   Steinberg, S ^a  

^a Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; CANADA; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EUROPE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGENICITY; JAPAN; RASH; REVIEW; SEROCONVERSION; UNITED STATES; CHILD; IMMUNOLOGY;

CANADA; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; JAPAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030237513     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5520(05)70314-7     Document Type: Article

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