Pandemics: avoiding the mistakes of 1918

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Barry, John M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2009
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Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7095066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19458695
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/459324a
Descripción
Sumario: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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