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An Optimized Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) Assay to Quantify Influenza-specific Antibody Titers
Published on: December 1, 2017
Effectiveness of vaccination for Haemophilus influenzae type b
David Garner1, Vivienne Weston
1Department of Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Queens Medical Centre, University Hospital, NG7 2UH, Nottingham, UK. dgarner@ncht.trent.nhs.uk
Lancet (London, England)
|February 8, 2003
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