High tetanus and diphtheria antitoxin concentrations in Finnish adults-Time for new booster recommendations?

Vaccine

Volumn 27, Issue 39, 2009, Pages 5295-5298

  Olander R M ^a   Auranen, K ^a   Harkanen T ^a   Leino, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adults; Diphtheria tetanus boosters; Immunity

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODY; DIPHTHERIA TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; TETANUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; DENMARK; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PORTUGAL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TETANUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DIPHTHERIA; DIPHTHERIA ANTITOXIN; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TETANUS; TETANUS TOXOID;

EID: 68349114869     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.06.080     Document Type: Review

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