Pandemics: avoiding the mistakes of 1918

被引:59
作者
Barry, John M. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Tulane Univ, Ctr Bioenvironm Res, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
[2] Xavier Univ, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
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D O I
10.1038/459324a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
As bodies piled up, the United States' response to the 'Spanish flu' was to tell the public that there was no cause for alarm. The authority figures who glossed over the truth lost their credibility, says John M. Barry.
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页码:324 / 325
页数:2
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