Screening and Vaccinating Adolescents and Adults to Prevent Congenital Rubella Syndrome

Adapted by Marie-Dominique Beaulieu, MD, MSc, FCFP, Department of Family Medicine, University of Montreal, from a report prepared for the US Preventive Services Task Force by Carolyn DiGuiseppi, MD, MPH

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