Eliminating congenital rubella syndrome in Spain: does massive immigration have any influence?

D Carnicer-Pont1, I Peña-Rey, V Martinez de Aragón

  • 1Epidemiological Network of Biomedical Investigation Centres-Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain. dcarnice@aspb.es

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