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. 2024 Mar 12;331(10):880-882.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.28019.

Prevalence of Immunosuppression Among US Adults

Melissa L Martinson  1 , Jessica Lapham  1
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Prevalence of Immunosuppression Among US Adults

Melissa L Martinson et al. JAMA. .
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Plain language summary

This analysis presents population prevalence estimates of immunosuppression among US adults using data from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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