Neonatal herpes in Denmark 1977-1991

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 355-358

  Fonnest, Gert ^a,b   De La Fuente Fonnest, Isabel ^a   Weber, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Epidemiology; Herpes simplex virus; Neonatal herpes; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HERPES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030964967     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.1997.tb07992.x     Document Type: Article

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