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HOPE-SIMPSON, R. Sunspots and flu: a correlation.Nature 275, 86 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/275086a0

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• Published: 01 September 1978
• Issue date: 14 September 1978
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/275086a0

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