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Editorial
. 2023 Mar;53(2):104638.
doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2022.12.003. Epub 2022 Dec 16.

Immune debt: Recrudescence of disease and confirmation of a contested concept

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Immune debt: Recrudescence of disease and confirmation of a contested concept

Robert Cohen et al. Infect Dis Now. 2023 Mar.
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Keywords: Children; Immune debt; Infectious disease.

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