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Vaccinating children against varicella: are two doses of vaccine necessary? Cover

Vaccinating children against varicella: are two doses of vaccine necessary?

Slovenian Journal of Public Health
Volume 51 (2012): Issue 3 (September 2012)
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|Jun 2012
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10152-012-0023-z | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
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Language: English, Slovenian
Page range: 200 - 206
Published on: Jun 21, 2012
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
varicella,
varicella-zoster virus,
communicable diseases,
vaccination
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Hygiene and environmental medicine

© 2012 Veronika Učakar, Maja Sočan, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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