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Influenza in Pregnancy: The Case for Prevention

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McNeil, S., Halperin, B., MacDonald, N. (2009). Influenza in Pregnancy: The Case for Prevention. In: Finn, A., Curtis, N., Pollard, A. (eds) Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children V. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 634. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79838-7_15

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