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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 24, 1992 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Vaccine Immunity to Diphtheria: A 20-Year Follow-up Study

Margareta Böttiger Department of Epidemiology, National Bacteriological Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden
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Gunilla Pettersson Department of Epidemiology, National Bacteriological Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 753-758 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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