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    Other Works Consulted

    • American Academy of Pediatrics (2011). Recommendations for prevention and control of influenza in children, 2011–2012. Pediatrics, 128(4): 813–825.

    • U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011). Maternal and infant outcomes among severely ill pregnant and postpartum women with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)—United States, April 2009–August 2010. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 60(35): 1193–1196.




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    Reference Christine Hahn, MD - Epidemiology


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