Socioeconomic Status Is Associated With Antibody Levels Against Vaccine Preventable Diseases in the Netherlands

• Main Authors: Joske Hoes (Author), Anna G. C. Boef (Author), Mirjam J. Knol (Author), Hester E. de Melker (Author), Liesbeth Mollema (Author), Fiona R. M. van der Klis (Author), Nynke Y. Rots (Author), Debbie van Baarle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: We investigated whether low socioeconomic status (SES), which is associated with reduced health and life expectancy, might play a role in increased risk for infectious diseases. Therefore, we explored the association between SES and immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels against various pathogens...