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Letter to the Editor

Susceptibility to measles among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional serological study

Luca CoppetaDepartment of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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Giorgia BiondiDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyCorrespondenceG. Biondi [email protected]
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Stefano PerroneDepartment of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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Antonio PietroiustiDepartment of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
Pages 443-445 | Received 09 Feb 2020, Accepted 03 Mar 2020, Published online: 17 Mar 2020

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