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Editorial
. 2014 Aug 11;32 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):vii-xii.
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.05.047.

Rotavirus disease and vaccines in India: a tremendous public health opportunity

Jacqueline E Tate  1 , Rashmi Arora  2 , Maharaj Kishan Bhan  3 , Vijay Yewale  4 , Umesh D Parashar  1 , Gagandeep Kang  5
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Editorial

Rotavirus disease and vaccines in India: a tremendous public health opportunity

Jacqueline E Tate et al. Vaccine. .
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Figure 1.
Rotavirus detection among children <5 years of age hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis at facilities throughout India. Created with data from refs [–8]
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Cumulative age distribution of children hospitalized with rotavirus gastroenteritis in India Created with data from refs [4, 5, 9]
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