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Response to: myositis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination occurs more frequently than assumed and is probably causally related

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Published
18 September 2023
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Letters to the Editor
DOI
10.4081/reumatismo.2023.1623

Abstract

We thank Finsterer et al. for the attention paid to our publication; we recognize the validity of the points mentioned in their letter to the editor and will try to answer the observations made.

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