Invited Commentary: Evaluating Vaccination Programs Using Genetic Sequence Data
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0002-9262,1476-6256
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp366