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Research Paper

Assessing safety and immunogenicity of post-exposure prophylaxis following interchangeability of rabies vaccines in humans

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Pages 1354-1358 | Received 11 Nov 2013, Accepted 31 Jan 2014, Published online: 28 Feb 2014

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