Rubella seroprofile of the Italian population: An 8-year comparison

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 555-562

  Rota, Maria Cristina ^a   Bella, A ^a   Gabutti, G ^b   Giambi, C ^a   Filia, A ^a   Guido, M ^c   De Donno, A ^c   Crovari, P ^d   Ciofi degli Atti, M L ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; RUBELLA ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUERPERIUM; RUBELLA; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; PREGNANCY; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; VACCINATION;

EID: 34247523266     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806007400     Document Type: Article

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