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. 2020 Jun;20(6):633-634.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30236-X. Epub 2020 Mar 25.

COVID-19 in children: the link in the transmission chain

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COVID-19 in children: the link in the transmission chain

Alyson A Kelvin et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Jun.
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