Universal varicella vaccination

Mackenzie, Grant A

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07044.x

Topics

Infectious diseases

Environment and public health

Grant A Mackenzie

Ear Health and Education Unit, Menzies School of Health Research, PO Box 41096, Darwin, NT 0811.

Correspondence: grantmac@menzies.edu.au

Competing interests:

I receive a research training scholarship from the National Health and Medical Research Council, and Wyeth Australia provides some project funding to my institution. These sources of support had no role in the preparation or submission of this letter.

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