Pandemic influenza preparedness in Latin America: analysis of national strategic plans
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National pandemic influenza preparedness planning
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Policy and Planning
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0268-1080,1460-2237
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czp019