Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of susceptibility to rubella among women preparing for pregnancy in rural China

Objectives: Infection with rubella virus during pregnancy can result in congenital defects and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The risk of rubella infection is greatly determined by the level of rubella antibodies in the serum. A survey of rubella antibody seronegativity rates was conducted in 780 000 w...

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Main Authors: Fangchao Liu, Shikun Zhang, Jue Liu, Qiaomei Wang, Haiping Shen, Yiping Zhang, Min Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217301923