Transplacental dilution of tetanus antitoxins in Delhi

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 275-278

  Singh, Jagvir ^a   Ichhpujani, R L ^a   Prabha, Shashi ^b   Chandra, Rashmi ^c   Khare, Shashi ^a   Grover, S S ^a   Datta, K K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

^b Shanti Nursing Home   (India)

^c Rashmi Medical Center   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NEWBORN; PARITY; PASSIVE HEMAGGLUTINATION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; SOCIAL STATUS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0030700524     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/43.5.275     Document Type: Article

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