Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Varicella Zoster Infection in Iranian Adolescents: A Multilevel Analysis; The CASPIAN-III Study

• Shervin Ghaffari Hoseini,

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

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• Roya Kelishadi,

  Affiliation Pediatrics Department, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

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• Amir Kasaeian,

  Affiliation Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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• Behrooz Ataei,

  Affiliation Nosocomial Infection Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

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• Majid Yaran,

  Affiliation Acquired Immunodeficiency Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

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• Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh,

  Affiliation Pediatrics Department, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

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• Ramin Heshmat,

  Affiliation Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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• Gelayol Ardalan,

  Affiliation Pediatrics Department, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

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• Omid Safari,

  Affiliation Pediatrics Department, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran

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• Mostafa Qorbani ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Mostafa Qorbani, Seyed Naseredin Mostafavi

  * E-mail: mqorbani1379@yahoo.com (MQ); n_mostafavy@med.mui.ac.ir (SNM)

  Affiliations Dietary Supplements and Probiotics Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran, Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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• Seyed Naseredin Mostafavi

  Contributed equally to this work with: Mostafa Qorbani, Seyed Naseredin Mostafavi

  * E-mail: mqorbani1379@yahoo.com (MQ); n_mostafavy@med.mui.ac.ir (SNM)

  Affiliation Pediatrics Department, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

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