Prevention of pertussis among adolescents by vaccination: taking action on what we know and acknowledging what we do not know

Editorial

Melinda Wharton. Clin Infect Dis. 2004.

. 2004 Jul 1;39(1):29-30.

doi: 10.1086/421096. Epub 2004 Jun 14.

No abstract available

Comment on

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