Mass Gatherings Medicine: London’s 2012 Olympics Action Plan

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May 21, 201200:03:26Science & Medicine

LONDON—Top medical experts met at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine for an “expert panel discussion” on mass gatherings medicine — which assessed the state of knowledge about managing the health of million...

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