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Comment
. 2020 Apr;8(4):e452-e453.
doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30085-1.

Deciphering the power of isolation in controlling COVID-19 outbreaks

Yan Niu  1 , Fujie Xu  2
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Comment

Deciphering the power of isolation in controlling COVID-19 outbreaks

Yan Niu et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2020 Apr.

Erratum in

  • Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2020; 8: e452-53.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Lancet Glob Health. 2021 May;9(5):e597. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30115-7. Epub 2020 Mar 26. Lancet Glob Health. 2021. PMID: 32222160 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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  • Feasibility of controlling COVID-19 outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts.
    Hellewell J, Abbott S, Gimma A, Bosse NI, Jarvis CI, Russell TW, Munday JD, Kucharski AJ, Edmunds WJ; Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases COVID-19 Working Group; Funk S, Eggo RM. Hellewell J, et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2020 Apr;8(4):e488-e496. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30074-7. Epub 2020 Feb 28. Lancet Glob Health. 2020. PMID: 32119825 Free PMC article.

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