Placental transfer of tetanus-specific immunoglobulin G in Iranian mothers

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 147-150

  Samsami Dehaghani, A ^a   Doroudchi, M ^a   Ghaderi, A ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Neonate; Placental transfer; Tetanus

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TETANUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP A; BLOOD GROUP AB; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MATERNAL SERUM; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TETANUS;

EID: 0141427720     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.14.3.147.150     Document Type: Article

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