Rotavirus Vaccines: Targeting the Developing World
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Rotavirus vaccines for the devel oping world Miguel
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 2009, 22:483–489 Purpose of review The authors discuss the most relevant information in the field of rotavirus vaccines published from October 2007 to June 2009; new information on the virus, host response and disease burden that relate to our understanding of vaccine mechanisms and impact are discussed. The review will focus on the role of the vaccines fo...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0022-1899,1537-6613
DOI: 10.1086/431504