Seroepidemiological study of measles after the 1992 nationwide MMR revaccination program in Taiwan

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-35

  Chiu, Hsiu Hui ^a   Lee, Chin Yun ^a   Chih, Ta Wei ^b   Lee, Ping Ing ^a   Chang, Luan Yin ^a   Lin, Yi Jane ^a   Hsu, Chun Ming ^a   Huang, Li Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Hsinyi District Health Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

immunization; maternal antibodies; measles

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MATERNAL ANTIBODY; MEASLES VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; REVACCINATION; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MEASLES VIRUS; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RUBELLA VACCINE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TAIWAN; VACCINATION; VACCINES, COMBINED;

EID: 0031029730     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199701)51:1<32::AID-JMV5>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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