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. 2008 Sep;8(9):526-7.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70186-5. Epub 2008 Aug 4.

Pandemic influenza: mass gatherings and mass infection

Harunor Rashid, Elizabeth Haworth, Shuja Shafi, Ziad A Memish, Robert Booy

Pandemic influenza: mass gatherings and mass infection

Harunor Rashid et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2008 Sep.
No abstract available

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