Detection of Anti-Tetanus Antibodies in Turkish Population

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-163

  Soyletir, Güner ^a   Yağci, Ayşegül ^a   Topkaya, Aynur ^a   Çiragil, Pinar ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TETANUS; TETANUS TOXOID; TURKEY; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032798993     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947559902900313     Document Type: Article

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