Susceptibility of new entrant university students in Sri Lanka to varicella zoster infection

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-224

  Kurukulasooriya, G M P C P ^a   Thevanesam, V ^a   Agampodi, S B ^b   Abeykoon, A M S B ^a   Amarasiri, S P ^b   Goonasekera, K P C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

History of chicken pox; New entry university students; Sri Lanka; Varicella zoster infection; VZV antibodies

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKENPOX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SRI LANKA; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SRI LANKA; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952264236     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539509334625     Document Type: Conference Paper

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