Intranasal influenza vaccine: Protective efficacy in children and adults

International Congress Series

Volumn 1219, Issue C, 2001, Pages 965-967

  Crovari, Pietro ^a   Garbarino, Elio ^a   Bruzzone, Bianca ^a   Herzog, Christian ^b   Glück, Reinhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Berna Biotech AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Influenza; Intranasal influenza vaccine; Mucosal immunity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442304574     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(01)00371-5     Document Type: Article

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