Seroprevalence of varicella antibodies in healthcare workers and health sciences students: Reliability of self-reported history of varicella

Vaccine

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1434-1436

  De Juanes, J R ^a   Gil, A ^b   San Martin M ^c   Gonzalez A ^c   Esteban, J ^b   Garcia De Codes A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Healthcare workers; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHICKENPOX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 12844266179     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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