Letters to the Editor
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2017): Review, Original Articles, Case Reports
Emerging cases of pertussis among early infants born to unvaccinated mothers, an infectious disease long absent in Northwestern Greece
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Received: March 28, 2017
Accepted: May 24, 2017
Accepted: May 24, 2017
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“Emerging cases of pertussis among early infants born to unvaccinated mothers, an infectious disease long absent in Northwestern Greece” (2017) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 9(1), p. e2017043. doi:10.4084/mjhid.2017.043.
