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    Whooping Cough (Pertussis)



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    Citations

    1. American Academy of Pediatrics (2009). Pertussis (whooping cough). In LK Pickering et al., eds., Red Book: 2009 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 28th ed., pp. 504–519. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

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    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference August 31, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference John Pope, MD - Pediatrics
    Reference W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease


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