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Infection

Do sunscreen prevent recurrent Herpes labialis in summer?

Vittorio MazzarelloSkinlab, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Marco FerrariSkinlab, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy;
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Gabriella PiuSkinlab, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy;
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Valeria PomponiSkinlab, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy;
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Giuliana SolinasLaboratory of Biostatistics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
Pages 179-182 | Received 21 Mar 2018, Accepted 28 Apr 2018, Published online: 23 Jul 2018

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