Molecular epidemiology of varicella-zoster virus in east London, England, between 1971 and 1995

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2807-2809

  Hawrami, K ^a   Hart, I J ^a   Pereira, F ^a   Argent, S ^a   Bannister, B ^b   Bovill, B ^b   Carrington, D ^c   Ogilvie, M ^d   Rawstorne, S ^e   Tryhorn, Y ^c   Breuer, J ^a,f  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e The Practice   (United Kingdom)

^f QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION SITE; UNITED KINGDOM; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS GENE;

HERPES; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3;

EID: 0030827868     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.11.2807-2809.1997     Document Type: Article

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