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Volume 21, Number 2—February 2015

Research

Optimizing Distribution of Pandemic Influenza Antiviral Drugs

Bismark SinghComments to Author , Hsin-Chan Huang, David P. Morton, Gregory P. Johnson, Alexander Gutfraind, Alison P. Galvani, Bruce Clements, and Lauren A. Meyers
Author affiliations: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA (B. Singh, H.-C. Huang, G.P. Johnson, L.A. Meyers); Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA (D.P. Morton); University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois, USA (A. Gutfraind); Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (A.P. Galvani); Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin (B. Clements)

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Figure 6

Screenshot of the antiviral drug distribution decision support tool used during the 2009 influenza pandemic (28), Texas, USA. ZIP codes, US postal codes.

Figure 6. Screenshot of the antiviral drug distribution decision support tool used during the 2009 influenza pandemic (28), Texas, USA.

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