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Letter

Letter to the editor concerning the article ‘Association between rotavirus vaccination and risk of intussusception among neonates and infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis’ (JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(10):e1912458)

Pages 2502-2503 | Received 20 Jan 2020, Accepted 10 Feb 2020, Published online: 18 Mar 2020

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