How many people must die from pandemics before the world learns?

Global Challenges

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 30-32

  Hoffman, Steven J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 85065618705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20566646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gch2.1011     Document Type: Editorial

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