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. 2017 Jan 1;108(1):e101. doi: 10.17269/CJPH.108.6014

Rotavirus vaccine, breastfeeding, and other factors that could affect susceptibility to gastroenteritis in young children

Amy Murphy 1,✉
PMCID: PMC6972390  PMID: 31820423

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