The potential impact of the next influenza pandemic on a national primary care medical workforce

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Wilson, Nick ^a   Baker, Michael ^a   Crampton, Peter ^a   Mansoor, Osman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Public Health Consulting Ltd   (New Zealand)

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EID: 27344456330     PISSN: 14784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-3-7     Document Type: Article

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