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Article: Medical students and pandemic influenza.(DISPATCHES)(Report)
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- November 1, 2007
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To assess knowledge of pandemic influenza, we administered a questionnaire to all medical students at the University of Alberta; 354 (69%) of 510 students responded. Data from questionnaires such as this could help determine the role of medical students during a public health
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Scientists believe we may be on the verge of the next great pandemic. Health Canada predicts that 4.5-10.6 million Canadians will become clinically ill and 11,000 58,000 will die in such an event (1). The current strain of influenza A (H5N1), which has been circulating in Southeast Asia among birds, with limited spread to humans, has fueled this concern (2,3). An ...