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. 1957 Dec;47(12):1493–1501. doi: 10.2105/ajph.47.12.1493

Tetanus in the United States: A Review of the Problem

Norman W Axnick, E Russell Alexander
PMCID: PMC1551409  PMID: 13487858

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