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. 2020 May;5(5):e243-e244.
doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30084-0. Epub 2020 Apr 8.

COVID-19, school closures, and child poverty: a social crisis in the making

Wim Van Lancker  1 , Zachary Parolin  2
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COVID-19, school closures, and child poverty: a social crisis in the making

Wim Van Lancker et al. Lancet Public Health. 2020 May.
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  • COVID-19 puts societies to the test.
    The Lancet Public Health. The Lancet Public Health. Lancet Public Health. 2020 May;5(5):e235. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30097-9. Lancet Public Health. 2020. PMID: 32380034 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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