Rates of Rubella Immunity Among Immigrant and Non-immigrant Pregnant Women

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 409-413

  McElroy, Roisin ^a   Laskin, Matthew ^b   Jiang, Depeng ^c   Shah, Rajiv ^d   Ray, Joel G ^d  

^a HUMBER RIVER REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital rubella syndrome; Immigration; Immunity; Immunization; Pregnancy; Rubella

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARIBBEAN; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURATION OF RESIDENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT PREGNANT WOMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNITY; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE EAST; NON IMMIGRANT PREGNANT WOMAN; NORTHERN AFRICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PARAMETERS; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUBELLA IMMUNITY; SMOKING; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTH PACIFIC; ETHNOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MIGRATION; PREGNANCY; RUBELLA;

ADULT; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUBELLA;

EID: 70249107822     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34171-8     Document Type: Article

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