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Comment
. 2013 Jun;9(6):1323-4.
doi: 10.4161/hv.24009. Epub 2013 Mar 1.

Response to the changing epidemiology of meningococcal disease in North America 1945-2010

Julie A Bettinger  1 , David W Scheifele, Scott A Halperin, Wendy Vaudry, Nicole Le Saux
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Response to the changing epidemiology of meningococcal disease in North America 1945-2010

Julie A Bettinger et al. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2013 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Literature review; Neisseria meningitidis; North America; epidemiology; meningococcal disease.

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    Baccarini C, Ternouth A, Wieffer H, Vyse A. Baccarini C, et al. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2013 Jun;9(6):1325. doi: 10.4161/hv.24087. Epub 2013 Apr 5. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2013. PMID: 23563056 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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