Collegian
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 169-170 , December 2009

The H1N1 influenza 09 and its potential impact on the Australian nursing workforce

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doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2009.10.001

Collegian
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 169-170 , December 2009