How reliable is the history of chickenpox? Varicella serology among children up to 14 years of age

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 274-277

  Kavaliotis, John ^a   Petridou, S ^a   Karabaxoglou, D ^a  

^a Infectious Diseases Hospital of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; BLOOD; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GREECE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0348148763     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(03)90106-8     Document Type: Article

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