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History repeats itself in Japan: Failure to learn from rubella epidemic leads to failure to provide the HPV vaccine

Yusuke TanakaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, JapanORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3987-1589
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Yutaka UedaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kiyoshi YoshinoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Tadashi KimuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Pages 1859-1860 | Received 17 Apr 2017, Accepted 04 May 2017, Published online: 19 Jun 2017

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