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Letters to the Editor: Clinical Oncology

Splenectomised Hodgkin lymphoma patients: does severe pneumococcal disease pose a problem today and what is the best long-term strategy?

Caroline E. Weibulla Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jan Sjöbergb Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Solna and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;c NDA Group, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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Paul W. Dickmand Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
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Magnus Björkholmb Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Solna and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
Pages 1942-1944 | Received 30 Jun 2023, Accepted 21 Aug 2023, Published online: 14 Sep 2023

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