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Comment
. 2011 Jul 1;89(7):540-1.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.088815.

The classical definition of a pandemic is not elusive

Heath Kelly  1
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The classical definition of a pandemic is not elusive

Heath Kelly. Bull World Health Organ. .
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