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. 2021 May;88(5):509.
doi: 10.1007/s12098-021-03696-7. Epub 2021 Feb 17.

A Seroepidemiological Survey for Pertussis among Adolescents

Lydia Jennifer S  1 , Mona M Basker  2 , Valsan Philip Verghese  2 , Shalini Anandan  1 , Dhiviya Prabaa Muthuirulandi Sethuvel  1 , Sankar Baby Abirami  1 , Thenmozhi Mani  3 , Veeraraghavan Balaji  1 , John Antony Jude Prakash  4
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A Seroepidemiological Survey for Pertussis among Adolescents

Lydia Jennifer S et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2021 May.
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