Reliability of self-reported history in predicting immunity against measles, rubella, mumps, and varicella among health care workers;Saǧlık çalışanlarının kızamık, kızamıkçık, kabakulak ve suçiçeǧi geçirme öykülerinin immüniteyi tahmin etmedeki güvenilirliǧi

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 937-941

  Ataman Hatipoǧlu, Çiǧdem ^a   Ergin, Ferah ^a   Tuncer Ertem, Günay ^a   Bulut, Cemal ^a   Berkem, Rukiye ^a   Demiröz, Ali Pekcan ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Health care worker; Measles; Mumps; Rubella; Seroprevalence; Varicella

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; VACCINES;

HEALTH CARE WORKERS; MEASLES; MUMPS; RUBELLA; SEROPREVALENCE; VARICELLA;

FORECASTING;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RUBELLA; SELF REPORT; SEROLOGY;

EID: 79952240446     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/sag-0902-9     Document Type: Article

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