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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Avicenna J Med 2012; 02(02): 38-39
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735350
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Lessons learned from the 2009-2010 H1N1 pandemic

Naem Shahrour
Pulmonary Department, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria
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