Risk of varicella infection during late pregnancy

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 49, Issue NOV., 2003, Pages 1445-1446

  Koren, Gideon ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

CHICKENPOX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FISHER EXACT TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SYNDROME; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADULT; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0344876067     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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