Higher Risk of Measles When the First Dose of a 2-Dose Schedule of Measles Vaccine Is Given at 12–14 Months Versus 15 Months of Age
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Higher risk of measles when the first dose of a 2-dose schedule of measles vaccine is given at 12-14 months versus 15 months of age.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1537-6591,1058-4838
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis439