Maternal uptake of pertussis cocooning strategy and other pregnancy related recommended immunizations
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Pregnancy dose Tdap and postpartum cocooning to prevent infant pertussis: a decision analysis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2164-5515,2164-554X
DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2015.1019188