Infectious diseases in adopted children coming from developing countries: A possible approach

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 392-395

  Pedemonte, P ^a   Rosso, R ^b   Iozzi, C ^a   Mantero, E ^a   Moroni, C ^a   Bassetti, M ^a   Bassetti, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adopted children; Intestinal parasites; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIPHTHERIA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRATION; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; MALE; PARASITOSIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; SCREENING TEST; SYPHILIS; TETANUS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036822892     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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