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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
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A diphtheria epidemic in Lesotho, 1989. Did vaccination increase the population's susceptibility?

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Pages 13-19 | Received 16 Sep 1991, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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