Prevalence of Parvovirus B19 infection in Thai young adults

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 585-588

  Bhattarakosol, Parvapan ^a   Pancharoen, Chitsanu ^a   Kowitdamrong, Ekasit ^a   Thammaborvorn, Rungtip ^b   Mungmee, Vanida ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARVOVIRUS; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THAILAND;

EID: 0347600762     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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