Influenza vaccine: a safe bet for mother and baby

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Editorial

Patrick Duff. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Mar.

. 2013 Mar;121(3):503-504.

doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318285cf61.

¹ Dr. Duff is from the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida; e-mail: duffp@ufl.edu.

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