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Sero-epidemiological evaluation of rubella immunity among pre-marriage women in Iran

Seyed Mohsen Zahraeia Center for Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-2216View further author information
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Talat Mokhtari-Azadb Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Azam Sabouria Center for Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, IranView further author information
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Salman Khazaeic Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5918-2310View further author information
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Manoochehr Karamid Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran;e Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2117-2120 | Received 02 Jul 2018, Accepted 19 Jul 2018, Published online: 11 Jul 2019

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