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. 2017 Sep;5(9):674-676.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(17)30290-4. Epub 2017 Jul 20.

High-dose influenza vaccine in nursing home residents: not to be sneezed at

Marc-Alain Widdowson  1 , Joseph S Bresee  2
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High-dose influenza vaccine in nursing home residents: not to be sneezed at

Marc-Alain Widdowson et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2017 Sep.
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