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Editorial
. 2014 Feb 6;370(6):568-70.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1315836. Epub 2014 Jan 14.

Rotavirus vaccines--balancing intussusception risks and health benefits

Roger I Glass  1 , Umesh D Parashar
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Editorial

Rotavirus vaccines--balancing intussusception risks and health benefits

Roger I Glass et al. N Engl J Med. .
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