Archives of Medical Research
Volume 40, Issue 8 , Pages 677-680 , November 2009

Lessons from Previous Influenza Pandemics and from the Mexican Response to the Current Influenza Pandemic

  • Carlos Del Rio

      Affiliations

    • Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health and Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Carlos Del Rio, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd N.E., Atlanta, GA 30322; Phone: 404-727-7112
    • ,
  • Mauricio Hernandez-Avila

      Affiliations

    • Secretary of Health, Mexico

Received 5 December 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2009.12.005

Archives of Medical Research
Volume 40, Issue 8 , Pages 677-680 , November 2009

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