J Korean Med Sci.  2020 Jul;35(28):e265. 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e265.

Letter to the Editor: Epidemiological Comments on the Effectiveness of the Varicella Vaccine in Korea

• Choi B
• Shin Jh
• Lee JE
• Koh S

• KMID: 2504371
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e265

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  Fig. 1 The trends of the annual number of total varicella (chickenpox) patients in Korea from 2010 to 2019 according to the two different data sources from the NHIRAS and the NNDSS.NHIRAS = National Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, NNDSS = National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System.

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