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• Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, poliomyelitis (polio) and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) – immunisation information [online], Victorian Government Health Information. More information here.
• ‘Part 3: Vaccines listed by disease – diphtheria’ [online], Australian Immunisation Handbook – 9^th Edition 2008, [online], Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government. More information here.
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