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. 2004 Sep 18;329(7467):663-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.38204.674595.AE. Epub 2004 Aug 27.

Implications of the incidence of influenza-like illness in nursing homes for influenza chemoprophylaxis: descriptive study

Richard Harling  1 , Andrew Hayward, John M Watson
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Implications of the incidence of influenza-like illness in nursing homes for influenza chemoprophylaxis: descriptive study

Richard Harling et al. BMJ. .
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  • How to deal with influenza?
    Jefferson T. Jefferson T. BMJ. 2004 Sep 18;329(7467):633-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7467.633. BMJ. 2004. PMID: 15374891 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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