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DIPHTHERIA IN A WELFARE HOME
Author(s) -
Ver V. H.,
Christopher P. J.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb77964.x
Subject(s) - receipt , diphtheria , welfare , medicine , test (biology) , business , virology , political science , law , biology , vaccination , accounting , paleontology
This paper reports the steps taken on receipt of notification of a case of diphtheria in a welfare home, and discusses the use of the Schick test when the immunity status of the inmates of the home is unknown.