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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?

By: Veronika Učakar and  Maja Sočan  
Open Access
|Jun 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10152-012-0023-z | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 200 - 206
Published on: Jun 21, 2012
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 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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