In order to evaluate the true immune status and the effect of revaccination on a young adult population, we collected serum samplesfrom 289 military recruits who were vaccinated during an outbreak in 1991. Most vaccinees, age 18-25 years, had apparently been immunized once before as infants. Sera co
Immunity to measles in young adults in Israel
β Scribed by Yehuda Lermarn; S. Riskin-Mashiach; Dani Cohen; R. Slepon; T. Shohat; Hana Harari; M. Wiener; Yehuda L. Danon
- Book ID
- 105285419
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 622 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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