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Short Report

Safety and immunogenicity of an AS01-adjuvanted varicella zoster virus subunit candidate vaccine (HZ/su)

A phase-I, open-label study in Japanese adults

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Pages 1425-1429 | Received 02 Jan 2013, Accepted 12 Mar 2013, Published online: 12 Apr 2013

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