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Letter to the Editor

Use and impact of herpes zoster prophylaxis in myeloma patients treated with proteasome inhibitors

Siyang LengDepartment of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Suzanne LentzschDepartment of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; ;Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1708-7344
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Yanhan ShenDepartment of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA;
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Wei-Yann TsaiDepartment of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA;
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Jason Dennis WrightHerbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; ;Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Dawn Lauryn HershmanDepartment of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; ;Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; ;Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA;
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Alfred I. NeugutDepartment of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; ;Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; ;Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA;
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Pages 2465-2469 | Received 16 Nov 2017, Accepted 10 Jan 2018, Published online: 02 Feb 2018

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