Osteopathic Family Physician
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 60-65 , May 2010

2009 H1N1 influenza: a pandemic

  • Robert S. Jones, DO

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dr. Robert S. Jones, Department of Medicine, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, 6th and Spruce Streets, W. Reading, PA 19612
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  • Samantha Cunningham, DO

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PII: S1877-573X(10)00033-X

doi: 10.1016/j.osfp.2010.02.001

Osteopathic Family Physician
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 60-65 , May 2010

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