The current status of live attenuated varicella vaccine

Archives of Virology, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 17, 2001, Pages 1-6

  Gershon, A A ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE;

CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHICKENPOX; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VACCINES, ATTENUATED; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 0035230534     PISSN: 09391983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6259-0_1     Document Type: Article

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