Long-term trends in hepatitis A incidence following the inclusion of Hepatitis A vaccine in the routine nationwide immunization program
β Scribed by G. Chodick; A. D. Heymann; S. Ashkenazi; E. Kokia; V. Shalev
- Book ID
- 108886187
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1352-0504
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