Measles antibody levels in a vaccinated population in Brazil

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 227-230

  Cox, M J ^a   Azevedo, R S ^b   Massad, E ^b   Fooks, A R ^c   Nokes, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazil; Immunization; Measles; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEASLES ANTIBODY; MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031942323     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)90760-X     Document Type: Article

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