Varicella vaccination in children with lymphoma and solid tumours

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 973, 2006, Pages 760-762

  Emir, S ^a,d   Buyukpamukcu M ^b   Koseoglu V ^c   Hascelik G ^b   Akyuz C ^b   Kutluk, T ^b   Varan, A ^b  

^a Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^d 63 Sokak ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 39049189595     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.2005.041293     Document Type: Article

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