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Recently occurring adult tetanus in Korea: emphasis on immunization and awareness of tetanus.
Since a nationwide childhood vaccination with tetanus toxoid, tetanus has become a rare disease in Korea. However, we recently experienced 17 cases of adult tetanus in a university hospital during a 21-month period. Seventy percent of the patients were female, and the mean age was 63 yr (range, 29-8...
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
2003
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3054981/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12589080 |