Adult susceptibility to varicella in the tropics is a rural phenomenon due to the lack of previous exposure

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Mandal, B K ^a   Mukherjee, P P ^b   Murphy, Cynthia ^b   Mukherjee, Rajyashri ^b   Naik, T ^b  

^a NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CHICKENPOX; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TROPICS; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031734527     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514262     Document Type: Conference Paper

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