Rubella seroepidemiology and catch-up immunization among pregnant women in Taiwan: Comparison between women born in Taiwan and immigrants from six countries in Asia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-44

  Lin, Ching Chiang ^a   Yang, Chun Yuh ^b   Shih, Ching Tang ^a   Chen, Bai Hsiun ^c   Huang, Yeou Lih ^b  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; RUBELLA ANTIBODY; RUBELLA VACCINE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; RUBELLA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VACCINE; RUBELLA VIRUS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TAIWAN;

RUBELLA;

EID: 74049092230     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0302     Document Type: Article

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