Optimizing tactics for use of the U.S. antiviral strategic national stockpile for pandemic (H1N1) influenza, 2009

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Volumn , Issue NOV, 2009, Pages

  Dimitrov, Nedialko ^d   Goll, Sebastian ^a   Hupert, Nathaniel ^b   Pourbohloul, Babak ^c   Meyers, Lauren ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^d NONE

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EID: 80051668544     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21573999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/currents.RRN1127     Document Type: Article

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