The Impact of Rubella Immunization on the Serological Status of Women of Childbearing Age: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study in Melborne, Australia

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1274-1276

  Francis, Barbara H ^a,b,d   Thomas, Adrian K ^a   McCarty, Catherine A ^c  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Natl Serology Ref Lab Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RUBELLA VACCINE; RUBELLA ANTIBODIES; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RUBELLA; SEROLOGY; BLOOD; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ETHNOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIGRATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUBELLA SYNDROME, CONGENITAL; RUBELLA VACCINE; VICTORIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0042384883     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1274     Document Type: Article

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