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. 2020 May;26(3):193-196.
doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000676.

Editorial: The explosive epidemic outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the persistent threat of respiratory tract infectious diseases to global health security

Alimuddin Zumla  1   2 , Michael S Niederman  3
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Editorial: The explosive epidemic outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the persistent threat of respiratory tract infectious diseases to global health security

Alimuddin Zumla et al. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2020 May.
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