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Comment
. 2020 May 28;382(22):e79.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2009666. Epub 2020 Apr 28.

Allocating Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19

Matthew J Brown  1 , Justin Goodwin  2
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Allocating Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19

Matthew J Brown et al. N Engl J Med. .
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