Risk factors for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 seroconversion among adults, Singapore, 2009

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1455-1462

  Lim, Wei Yen ^a   Chen, Cynthia H J ^a   Ma, Yi ^a   Chen, Mark I C ^a,b   Lee, Vernon J M ^a,c   Cook, Alex R ^a   Tan, Linda W L ^a   Tabo, Norberto Flores ^a   Barr, Ian ^d   Cui, Lin ^e   Lin, Raymond T P ^e   Leo, Yee Sin ^b   Chia Jr , Kee Seng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c Ministry of Defence Government of Singapore   (Singapore)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAY; MALE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEROCONVERSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; TRAVEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TESTS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PANDEMICS; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960858269     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1708.101270     Document Type: Article

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