Whooping cough - a continuing problem - Pertussis has re-emerged in countries with high vaccination coverage and low mortality

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Crowcroft, NS [1 ]
Britto, J
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[1] Publ Hlth Lab Serv, Ctr Communicable Dis Surveillance, Immunisat Div, London NW9 5EQ, England
[2] St Marys Hosp, Imperial Coll Sch Med, Dept Paediat, London W2 1NY, England
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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2002年 / 324卷 / 7353期
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10.1136/bmj.324.7353.1537
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R5 [内科学];
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