Seroprevalence of brucella species among women with miscarriage in Jordan;séroprévalence de l'espèce brucella chez des femmes ayant des antécédents de fausse couche en jordanie

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 871-874

  Abo Shehada, M N ^a   Abu Halaweh, M ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; SEROPREVALENCE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 83155168336     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.11.871     Document Type: Article

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