Successes and challenges in varicella vaccine.

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Published in Ther Adv Vaccines on March 01, 2014

Authors

Orestis Papaloukas1, Georgia Giannouli1, Vassiliki Papaevangelou2

Author Affiliations

1: Second Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens Medical School, P&A Kyriakou Childrens' Hospital, Greece.
2: Third Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens Medical School, General University Hospital 'ATTIKON', Rimini 1, Chaidari 124 62, Greece.

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