Chickenpox in childhood: A review prepared for the UK Advisory Group on Chickenpox on behalf of the British Society for the Study of Infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 39-47

  Tarlow, M J ^a   Walters, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTISERUM; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; VARICELLA ZOSTER IMMUNE GLOBULIN; VARICELLA-ZOSTER IMMUNE GLOBULIN;

CHICKENPOX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE;

EID: 16444367264     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0163-4453(98)80154-0     Document Type: Article

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