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Editorial
. 2012 Nov 20;184(17):1873.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.121679. Epub 2012 Oct 29.

Health care workers must protect patients from influenza by taking the annual vaccine

Ken Flegel
Editorial

Health care workers must protect patients from influenza by taking the annual vaccine

Ken Flegel. CMAJ. .
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