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Research Paper

Influenza vaccination coverage among splenectomized patients: an Italian study on the role of active recall in the vaccination compliance

Francesco Paolo BianchiDepartment of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, ItalyView further author information
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Letizia Alessia RizzoDepartment of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, ItalyView further author information
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Sara De NittoDepartment of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, ItalyView further author information
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Pasquale StefanizziDepartment of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, ItalyView further author information
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Silvio TafuriDepartment of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2644-2649 | Received 24 Jan 2019, Accepted 14 Mar 2019, Published online: 07 May 2019

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