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International Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care Volume 1 (2015), Article ID 1:IJPNC-108, 4 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2015/108
Research Article
Study on Assays for the Detection of Serum Antibodies to Measles from Children and Its Standardization

Kei Numazaki

Division of International Infectious Diseases, Graduate School and Departments of Pediatrics, University Hospital, International University of Health and Welfare, Nasu-shiobara, Tochigi, 329-2763, Japan
Dr. Kei Numazaki, Division of International Infectious Diseases, Graduate School and Departments of Pediatrics, University Hospital, International University of Health and Welfare, Nasu-shiobara, Tochigi, 329-2763, Japan; E-mail: rdelrio@hsjdbcn.org
13 March 2015; 01 August 2015; 03 August 2015
Numazaki K (2015) Study on Assays for the Detection of Serum Antibodies to Measles from Children and Its Standardization. Int J Pediatr Neonat Care 1: 108. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2015/108

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