Self-diagnosis of influenza during a pandemic: A cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Jutel, Annemarie ^a   Baker, Michael G ^b   Stanley, James ^b   Sue Huang, Q ^b   Bandaranayake, Don ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

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EID: 80053510007     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000234     Document Type: Review

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