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Influenza, marksmanship and the last gasps of the Great War

Timothy J J Inglis
Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02511.x
Published online: 20 April 2009

To the Editor: Controlled breathing is a fundamental principle of marksmanship. I describe an effect of viral lower respiratory tract infection on small arms training that was unexpectedly prolonged.


  • PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Perth, WA.


Correspondence: tim.inglis@health.wa.gov.au

  • 1. Barry JM. The great influenza. The epic story of the deadliest plague in history. 2nd ed. London: Penguin, 2007.

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