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A Method to Assess Fc-mediated Effector Functions Induced by Influenza Hemagglutinin Specific Antibodies
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A Method to Assess Fc-mediated Effector Functions Induced by Influenza Hemagglutinin Specific Antibodies

Published on: February 23, 2018

Effectiveness of influenza vaccination

Jennifer C Nelson, Michael L Jackson, Lisa A Jackson

    The New England Journal of Medicine
    |January 1, 2008
    PubMed
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