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Preventive influenza vaccination for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A need for an international campaign

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  1. Department of Rheumatology, Asclepeion Hospital, Athens, Greece

    L. Koutsogeorgopoulou & C. Antoniadis

  2. Second Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University School of Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece

    D. Vassilopoulos

  3. Department of Rheumatology, 401 Military Hospital, Athens, Greece

    D. Kassimos

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Koutsogeorgopoulou, L., Antoniadis, C., Vassilopoulos, D. et al. Preventive influenza vaccination for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A need for an international campaign. Clin Rheumatol 28, 103–104 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-008-1024-8

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