Surveillance of congenital rubella syndrome in Brazil, 1995-2005

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-22

  Lanzieri, Tatiana Miranda ^a   Prevots, D Rebecca ^b   Dourado, Inês ^c  

^a MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Congenital rubella syndrome; Evaluation; Surveillance system

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 35348972245     PISSN: 13057707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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