Varicella infection and pneumonia among adults

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 205-210

  Pugh, R Nicholas H ^a   Omar, Rashad I ^b   Hossain, M Moshaddeque ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b AL AIN HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Adults; Chickenpox (varicella); Epidemiology; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; SEROCONVERSION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 7344260165     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(98)90054-6     Document Type: Article

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