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. 2006 Jan 21;332(7534):177-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7534.177-a.

US flu mortality estimates are based on solid science

Lone Simonsen, Robert Taylor, Cecile Viboud, Jonathan Dushoff, Mark Miller

US flu mortality estimates are based on solid science

Lone Simonsen et al. BMJ. .
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