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Influenza vaccines: T-cell responses deserve more attention

Michael Schotsaert Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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Xavier Saelens Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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Geert Leroux-Roels Center for Vaccinology, Ghent University and Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. [email protected]; Center for Vaccinology, Ghent University and Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. [email protected]
Pages 949-962 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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