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. 2009 Oct 27;21(4):365. doi: 10.1007/s10730-009-9114-9

Avian Flu Pandemic – Flight of the Healthcare Worker?

Robert B Shabanowitz 1,✉, Judith E Reardon 2
PMCID: PMC7088334  PMID: 19856212

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Robert B. Shabanowitz, Email: rshabanowitz@geisinger.edu

Judith E. Reardon, Email: jereardon@geisinger.edu

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