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Research Article

Immunity to Tetanus Among Adults in Turkey

Önder ErgÖnül Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
,
Tuncay Sözen Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Unversity, Ankara, Turkey
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Emin Tekeli Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 728-730 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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