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Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09: An unrecognized cause of mortality in children in Pakistan

Syed Asad AliFrom the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Fatima AzizFrom the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Nida AkhtarFrom the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Shahida QureshiFrom the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Kathryn EdwardsDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
&
Anita ZaidiFrom the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Pages 791-795 | Received 27 Feb 2013, Accepted 29 Apr 2013, Published online: 05 Jul 2013

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