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Research Paper

Routine surveillance of adverse events following immunization as an important tool to monitor vaccine safety

The two-years’ experience of the Liguria Region, Italy

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Pages 91-94 | Received 18 Jul 2014, Accepted 25 Jul 2014, Published online: 01 Nov 2014

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