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Vaccinations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus—safe, but not always effective

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boxed-textHolvast A et al. (2006) Safety and efficacy of influenza vaccination in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with quiescent disease. Ann Rheum Dis 65: 913–918

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