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An Optimized Hemagglutination Inhibition HI Assay to Quantify Influenza-specific Antibody Titers
Published on: December 1, 2017
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[Seasonal influenza vaccination: what expected effect in the adult population?]
1Service de médecine interne, hôpital Ambroise-Paré, 9, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France; UFR des sciences de la santé Simone-Veil, université de Versailles - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 55, avenue de Paris, 78280 Versailles, France.
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