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Aoki, F., Macleod, M., Paggiaro, P., Carewicz, O., El Sawy, A., Wat, C., Griffiths, M., Waalberg, E., & Ward, P. (2003). Early administration of oral oseltamivir increases the benefits of influenza treatment. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Vol. 51, pp. 123-129.
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Brankston, G., Gitterman, L., Hirji, Z., Lemieux, C., & Gardam, M. (2007). Transmission of influenza A in human beings. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70029-4.
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Brownstein, J., Wolfe, C., & Mandl, K. (2006). Empirical Evidence for the Effect of Airline Travel on Inter-Regional Influenza Spread in the United States. PLoS Med, 3(10): e401.
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Douglas, R., & Hemila, H. (2005). Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold. PLoS Medicine, Vol. 2, pp. 503-504.
Edwards, K., Burns, V., Reynolds, T., Carroll, D., Drayson, M., & Ring, C. (2006). Acute stress exposure prior to influenza vaccination enhances antibody response in women. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, Vol. 20, pp. 159-168.
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Hocking, M., & Foster, H. (2004). Common cold transmission in commercial aircraft: Industry and passenger implications. Journal of Environmental Health Research, Vol. 3, pp. 7-12.
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Izurieta, H., Haber, P., Wise, R., Iskander, J., Pratt, D., Mink, C., Chang, S., Braun, M., & Ball, R. (2005). Adverse events reported following live, cold-adapted, intranasal influenza vaccine. Journal of the American Medical Assn., Vol. 294, pp. 2720-2725.
Kaiser, L., Wat, C., Mills, T., Mahoney, P., Ward, P., & Hayden, F. (2003). Impact of oseltamivir treatment on influenza-related lower respiratory tract complications and hospitalization. Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 163, pp. 1667-1672.
Klokker, M., & Vesterhauge, S. (2005). Perilymphatic fistula in cabin attendants: An incapacitating consequence of flying with common cold. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 76, pp. 66-68.
Klokker, M., Vesterhauge, S., & Jansen, E. (2005). Pressure-equalizing earplugs do not prevent barotrauma on descent from 8000 ft cabin altitude. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Vol. 76, pp. 1079-1082.
Langley, J., & Faughnan, M. (2004). Prevention of influenza in the general population. Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol.171, pp. 1213-1232.
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Longini, I., Halloran, M., Nizam, A., & Yang, Y. (2004). Containing pandemic influenza with antiviral agents. American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 159, pp. 623-633.
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