Antibodies against herpes simplex virus type 2 among pregnant women in Norway;Herpes simplex-virus type 2-antistoffer hos gravide i Norge

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 119, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 2323-2326

  Eskild, Anne ^a,b   Jeansson, Stig ^b   Jenum, Pål A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MATERNAL AGE; NORWAY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; NORWAY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033587289     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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