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High coverage of polio immunization program in refugees resettling in Denmark. A cross-sectional study of polio serology in newly arrived refugees

A. M. F. HvassDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;Department of Social Medicine, Aarhus Municipality, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. WejseDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;Department of Public Health, Center for Global Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkView further author information
Pages 1317-1322 | Received 01 Jul 2019, Accepted 18 Nov 2019, Published online: 10 Dec 2019

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