Seroprevalence of mumps, varicella and rubella antibodies in children 1-16 years of age in eastern Turkey

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-188

  Gürgöze, Metin Kaya ^a   Yilmaz, Erdal ^a   Gödekmerdan, Ahmet ^a   Akça, Zehra ^a   Doǧan, Yaşar ^a   Akarsu, Saadet ^a   Aygün, A Denizmen ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mumps; Rubella; Seroprevalence; Varicella

Indexed keywords

HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RUBELLA ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MUMPS; RUBELLA; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; MUMPS; RUBELLA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TURKEY;

EID: 33750687848     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: 00414301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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