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Original Article

Safety and Immunogenicity of a Combined Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Vaccine in Young Healthy Adults

G. Leroux-Roels Center for Vaccinology, Dept. of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium; SmithKline Beecham Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
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E. Moreau Center for Vaccinology, Dept. of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium; SmithKline Beecham Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
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I. Desombere Center for Vaccinology, Dept. of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium; SmithKline Beecham Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
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A. Safary Center for Vaccinology, Dept. of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium; SmithKline Beecham Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
Pages 1027-1031 | Received 19 Dec 1995, Accepted 22 Apr 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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