Influenza B Burden in Latin America and Potential Benefits of the New Quadrivalent Vaccines.

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc

Division of Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur Vaccines, São Paulo, Brazil.

Published: March 2016

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