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Neonatal Tetanus Elimination in India—Still a Long Way to Go

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    Vikrant Sood, Mukul Aggarwal & Kailash Chander Aggarwal

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Sood, V., Aggarwal, M. & Aggarwal, K.C. Neonatal Tetanus Elimination in India—Still a Long Way to Go. Indian J Pediatr 78, 491–492 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-010-0302-z

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