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The burden and impact of severe and long-term sequelae of meningococcal disease

Andrew Vyse GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium. [email protected]; GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium. [email protected]
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Andrea Anonychuk Abbott Laboratories, Diagnostics Division, Toronto, ON, Canada; Abbott Laboratories, Diagnostics Division, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Anne Jäkel Heron Evidence Development Ltd, Luton, UK; Heron Evidence Development Ltd, Luton, UK
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Heather Wieffer Heron Evidence Development Ltd, Luton, UK; Heron Evidence Development Ltd, Luton, UK
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Simon Nadel Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
Pages 597-604 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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