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Safety and immunogenicity of a live attenuated Japanese encephalitis chimeric virus vaccine (IMOJEV®) in children

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Pages 153-166 | Received 31 Aug 2015, Accepted 18 Nov 2015, Published online: 09 Dec 2015

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