Congenital rubella syndrome and rubella in Vellore, South India

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 962-966

  Chandy, S ^a   Abraham, A M ^a   Jana, A K ^a   Agarwal, I ^a   Kekre, A ^a   Korula, G ^a   Selvaraj, K ^a   Muliyil, J P ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

India; Rubella; vaccine strategies

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; RUBELLA; RUBELLA SYNDROME, CONGENITAL; RUBELLA VACCINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956021678     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810001755     Document Type: Article

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