The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 97-100 , February 2007

Pertussis: A Reemerging Threat

  • Kim Curry, PhD, ARNP

      Affiliations

    • Kim Curry, PhD, ARNP, is assistant professor of nursing at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. She is a member of the Nurses Immunization Leadership Council sponsored by sanofi pasteur, manufacturer of one of the vaccines mentioned in this article.

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PII: S1555-4155(06)00674-X

doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2006.09.001

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 97-100 , February 2007

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