Rubella seroprevalence in childbearing age women: A cross sectional study in the province of Frosinone, Central Southern Italy

Italian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 194-201

  Langiano, Elisa ^a   Ferrara, Maria ^a   Lanni, Liana ^a   Atrei, Patrizia ^a   Martellucci, Giuseppe ^b   de Vito, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b Local Health Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childbearing women; Italy; Rubella; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449567233     PISSN: 17237815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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