High seroprevalence of varicella, measles, mumps, rubella and pertussis antibodies in first-grade medical students

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 120, Issue 13-14, 2008, Pages 422-426

  Socan, Maja ^a   Berginc, Nataša ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Medical students; Seroprevalence; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; TOXIN ANTIBODY; VACCINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUMPS; PERTUSSIS; RUBELLA; SAMPLE; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; RUBELLA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SLOVENIA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; VACCINATION; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 51749090204     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-008-1005-6     Document Type: Article

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