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EDITORIAL: Ferrara 1855: Cholera without Epidemiology

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    Alfredo Morabia

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Morabia, A. EDITORIAL: Ferrara 1855: Cholera without Epidemiology. Eur J Epidemiol 18, 599–603 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024932118026

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