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. 2020 Jun;8(6):e770.
doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30101-7. Epub 2020 Mar 11.

Can Nigeria contain the COVID-19 outbreak using lessons from recent epidemics?

Bassey Ebenso  1 , Akaninyene Otu  2
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Can Nigeria contain the COVID-19 outbreak using lessons from recent epidemics?

Bassey Ebenso et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2020 Jun.
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