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. 2020 Apr;119(4):771-773.
doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2020.03.007. Epub 2020 Mar 25.

Initial rapid and proactive response for the COVID-19 outbreak - Taiwan's experience

Hao-Yuan Cheng  1 , Shu-Ying Li  2 , Chin-Hui Yang  3
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Initial rapid and proactive response for the COVID-19 outbreak - Taiwan's experience

Hao-Yuan Cheng et al. J Formos Med Assoc. 2020 Apr.
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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Taiwan by reporting date, January 15–February 29 and the implementation of disease control measures.
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