Should cities hosting mass gatherings invest in public health surveillance and planning? Reflections from a decade of mass gatherings in Sydney, Australia.

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Published in BMC Public Health on September 08, 2009

Authors

Sarah Thackway1, Timothy Churches, Jan Fizzell, David Muscatello, Paul Armstrong

Author Affiliations

1: NSW Department of Health, Locked Mail Bag 961, North Sydney NSW 2059, Australia. sthac@doh.health.nsw.gov.au

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