Hepatitis A outbreaks: the effect of a mass vaccination programme
โ Scribed by N. Torner; S. Broner; A. Martinez; P. Godoy; J. Batalla; A. Dominguez; the Hepatitis A Surveillance Group of Catalonia
- Book ID
- 108886537
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 150 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1352-0504
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