Commencement of the meningococcal vaccination for the Republic of Korea Army

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 113-115

  Lee, Sang Oh ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HANTAVAX; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARMY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; KOREA; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PREVALENCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84879073119     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2013.45.1.113     Document Type: Editorial

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