A household study of chickenpox in Guinea-Bissau: Intensity of exposure is a determinant of severity

Journal of Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 237-242

  Poulsen, A ^a,b   Qureshi, K ^a   Lisse, I ^a,b   Kofoed, P E ^c   Nielsen, J ^a,b   Vestergaard, B F ^d   Aaby, P ^a,b  

^a Projecto de Saude de Bandim   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^c KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEVER; GUINEA-BISSAU; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN INFECTION; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036873604     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1049     Document Type: Article

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