Swine flu - lessons learnt in Australia.
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چکیده
What did we do well in the first year of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, and what can we do better?
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Australia
دوره 192 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010