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Letter to the Editor

“My son can not attend the school because 5 classmates are unvaccinated”. On the question of compulsory vaccinations and the risk for immune-compromised children into the schools: the case of paediatric cancer patients

, MD & , MD, PhD
Pages 643-644 | Received 21 Sep 2018, Accepted 12 Oct 2018, Published online: 05 Nov 2018

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