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. 2006 Mar 10;11(2):107–111. doi: 10.2310/7060.2004.17067

Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) on Travel and Population Mobility: Implications for Travel Medicine Practitioners

Abu Saleh M Abdullah 1,2,✉, G Neil Thomas 1,2, Sarah M McGhee 1,2, Donald E Morisky 1,2
PMCID: PMC7107502  PMID: 15109476

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The authors had no financial or other conflicts of interest to disclose.

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