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Vaccination: Special populations are not all the same
Guidelines exist, but so do uncertainties.
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Vaccinating adults who are pregnant, older, or immunocompromised, or have chronic kidney disease
Certain populations have special vaccination needs and contraindications, which the authors review.
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Correction: HPV DNA test
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Hospital Medicine Exchange Posts Top Topics Among Hospitalists
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