The public health evaluation of vaccines

Italian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-182

  de Vito, Corrado ^a   Marzuillo, Carolina ^a   Villari, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 70449591692     PISSN: 17237815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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