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Review
. 2006 Apr 1;332(7544):786-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7544.786.

An iatrogenic pandemic of panic

Luc Bonneux  1 , Wim Van Damme
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Review

An iatrogenic pandemic of panic

Luc Bonneux et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Getting into a flap about flu Credit: NICHOLAS BAILEY/REX
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Comment in

  • Bird flu: pandemic flu at the coal face.
    Sleath JD. Sleath JD. BMJ. 2006 Apr 15;332(7546):913. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7546.913-b. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16613972 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Bird flu: pandemic flu is not just about probability.
    MacIntyre CR. MacIntyre CR. BMJ. 2006 Apr 15;332(7546):913. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7546.913-a. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16613973 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • More on bird flu.
    Pickles HG. Pickles HG. BMJ. 2006 Apr 22;332(7547):975-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7547.975-d. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16627527 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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