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Supplement 1, 2013

The epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in the Canadian North from 1999 to 2010

Melissa HelfertyCentre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Jenny L. RotondoCentre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Irene MartinBacteriology and Enteric Diseases ProgramNational Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Shalini DesaiCentre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Article: 21606 | Published online: 05 Aug 2013

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