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Comment
. 2017 May 9;14(5):e1002298.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002298. eCollection 2017 May.

Rotavirus vaccine will have an impact in Asia

Carl D Kirkwood  1 , A Duncan Steele  1
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Rotavirus vaccine will have an impact in Asia

Carl D Kirkwood et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Carl Kirkwood and Duncan Steele discuss the evidence supporting rotavirus vaccine deployment in Asian countries.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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