Toxoplasmosis: Prevalence and risk factors

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 618-624

  Nissapatorn, V ^a   Noor Azmi, M A ^a   Cho, S M ^a   Fong, M Y ^a   Init, I ^a   Rohela, M ^a   Khairul Anuar, A ^a   Quek, K F ^a   Latt, H M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b Health Promotion Board Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INDIAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0344394956     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610310001604376     Document Type: Article

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