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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on May 1, 2004. The length of the article is 658 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Myopericarditis rate stalls smallpox vaccine efforts: 'remarkably high incidence'.(Clinical Rounds)
Author: Timothy F. Kirn
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2004
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34Issue: 9Page: 41(1)

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on May 1, 2004. The length of the article is 868 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Myopericarditis rate stands out in smallpox vaccine efforts.(News)
Author: Timothy F. Kirn
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2004
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 35Issue: 5Page: 5(1)

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