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Ki, Choi, Kim, Shin, and Park: Rubella Seroprevalence in Korean Children
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Journal of Korean Medical Science

Journal of Korean Medical Science 2003; 18(3): 331-336.

Published online: 22 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2003.18.3.331

Rubella Seroprevalence in Korean Children

Moran Ki, Bo Youl Choi, Myoung-Hee Kim, Young-Jeon Shin, Taesung Park

Department of Preventive Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejon, Korea.

Department of Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Department of Statistics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

bychoi@hanyang.ac.kr

Copyright © 2003 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determe the age-specific rubella seroprevalence and the related factors in Korean children. Subjects of the study were 5,393 students from 8 elementary schools in Gyeonggi Province, Korea. Questionnaire surveys with blood sampling were conducted in 1993, 1996, and 1999. ELISA tests, used to detect rubella specific IgG antibody, were Imx

Keywords: Rubella, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Child, Social Class

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