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. 2020 Mar 28;395(10229):1034-1035.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30630-9. Epub 2020 Mar 13.

Did the hesitancy in declaring COVID-19 a pandemic reflect a need to redefine the term?

Manfred S Green  1
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Did the hesitancy in declaring COVID-19 a pandemic reflect a need to redefine the term?

Manfred S Green. Lancet. .
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