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Letter

Reply letter: trends in varicella and herpes zoster epidemiology before and after the implementation of universal one-dose varicella vaccination over one decade in South Korea, 2003-2015

Sun Hee ParkDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Vaccine Bio Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jae-Ki ChoiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Vaccine Bio Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-960X
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Sanghyun ParkDepartment of Biostatistics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Su-Mi ChoiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Vaccine Bio Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8187-5110
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Si-Hyun KimDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Vaccine Bio Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6392-0221
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Dong-Gun LeeDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Vaccine Bio Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4655-0641
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Jin-Hong YooDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Vaccine Bio Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2611-3399
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Jung-Hyun ChoiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Vaccine Bio Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6941-463X
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Jin Han KangVaccine Bio Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of KoreaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1610-6742
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Pages 2562-2563 | Received 07 Jun 2019, Accepted 03 Jul 2019, Published online: 01 Aug 2019

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