Rubella outbreak amongst residential students in a military vocational school of Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 296-301

  Muhd Yusof, A B ^a   Selvanesan, S ^b   Norizah, I ^b   Zuridah, H ^b   Kumarasamy, V ^b   Mariam, M ^b   Chua, Kaw Bing ^b,c  

^a Rumah Sakit Angkatan Tentera   (Malaysia)

^b Makmal Kesihatan Awam Kebangsaan Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Outbreak; Rubella

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; RUBELLA; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALAYSIA; MALE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RUBELLA;

EID: 33751574270     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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