Experience of varicella vaccination in acute lymphoplastic leukaemia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 607-610

  Lou, J ^a   Tan, A M ^a   Tan, C K ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Varicella infection; Varicella vaccination

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEROCONVERSION; VACCINATION;

CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030434246     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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