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. 2009 Jul 9;361(2):112-5.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMp0904380. Epub 2009 May 27.

Managing and reducing uncertainty in an emerging influenza pandemic

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Managing and reducing uncertainty in an emerging influenza pandemic

Marc Lipsitch et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Dr. Lipsitch reports receiving consulting fees from the Avian/Pandemic Flu Registry (Outcome Sciences); Dr. Cauchemez, consulting fees from Sanofi Pasteur MSD; and Dr. Ferguson, consulting fees from Serco; advisory fees from Novartis, Roche, and GlaxoSmithKline; and lecture fees from Roche. No other potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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