SEVEN-YEAR STUDY OF HEPATITIS B VACCINE EFFICACY IN INFANTS FROM AN ENDEMIC AREA (SENEGAL)
โ Scribed by Coursaget, P; Chotard, J; Vincelot, P; Diop-Mar, I; Yvonnet, B; Sarr, M; N'Doye, R; Chiron, J.P
- Book ID
- 121892321
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 439 KB
- Volume
- 328
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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