John R. La Montagne Memorial Symposium on Pandemic Influenza ... - 9780309097314

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John R. La Montagne Memorial Symposium on Pandemic Influenza ResearchMeeting Proceedings\nAuthor(s): Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: National Academies Press, United States\nImprint: National Academies Press\nISBN-13: 9780309097314, 978-0309097314\nSynopsis\nThe Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Science held a symposium, in memory of Dr. John R. La Montagne on April 4-5, 2005, to discuss the current state of the art of research on pandemic influenza and to identify gaps in research. The symposium serves as a first step of discussion towards a combined and coordinated research effort among Department of Health and Human Services agencies, other governmental agencies, international partners and the private sector. The statement of task that guided the Symposium agenda included these specific questions: 1) What is the current state of the science on pandemic influenza research? 2) What a.