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Prevention of Rubella: Missed Opportunities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

James A. McGregor*
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, Colorado
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Box B198, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Health Science Center, 4200 E. 9th Ave., Denver, CO 80262
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1993

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