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Routine Hepatitis B immunization in India : Cost effectiveness needs reassessment

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  1. Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, St. Stephen’s Hospital, Tis Hazari, Delhi, India

    Jacob M. Puliyel, Riju Mittal, Vineet Tyagi & Sangeeta Gupta

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Puliyel, J.M., Mittal, R., Tyagi, V. et al. Routine Hepatitis B immunization in India : Cost effectiveness needs reassessment. Indian J Pediatr 70, 188 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02723756

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