Seroprevalence and determinants of diphtheria, tetanus and poliomyelitis antibodies among adults in Berlin, Germany

Vaccine

Volumn 17, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 844-850

  Stark, Klaus ^a   Schönfeld, Christian ^a   Barg, Julia ^b   Molz, Beate ^c   Vornwald, Arnold ^b   Bienzle, Ulrich ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Blood Bank of the German Red Cross   (Germany)

^c Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diphtheria; Immunity; Poliomyelitis; Tetanus

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TETANUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BERLIN; DIPHTHERIA; DIPHTHERIA ANTITOXIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TETANUS; TETANUS ANTITOXIN;

EID: 0344609233     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(98)00269-2     Document Type: Article

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