Prevention of Influenza

Prepared by R. Wayne Elford, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Director of Research and Faculty Development, Department of Family Medicine, and Michael Tarrant, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta

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