Immunologic response to tetanus toxoid in the elderly: One-year follow- up

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-160

  Alagappan, K ^a   Rennie, W ^a   Lin, D ^a   Auerbach, C ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS;

EID: 0031903902     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70131-3     Document Type: Article

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