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Editorial
. 2022 Oct;112(10):1372-1373.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.307060. Epub 2022 Aug 25.

Extreme Overcrowding and Extreme Lethality During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

Christina Stylegar Torjussen  1 , Svenn-Erik Mamelund  1
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Extreme Overcrowding and Extreme Lethality During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

Christina Stylegar Torjussen et al. Am J Public Health. 2022 Oct.
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