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. 2020 Jun;95(6):1116-1118.
doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.04.003. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

The Italian Outbreak of COVID-19: Conditions, Contributors, and Concerns

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The Italian Outbreak of COVID-19: Conditions, Contributors, and Concerns

Marco Giuseppe Del Buono et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Jun.
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Potential reasons for the outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy and its regional differences.

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