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Editorial
. 2020:75:e1947.
doi: 10.6061/clinics/2020/e1947. Epub 2020 May 15.

Why is SARS-CoV-2 infection milder among children?

Patricia Palmeira  1 , José Alexandre M Barbuto  2 , Clovis Artur A Silva  3 , Magda Carneiro-Sampaio  1
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Why is SARS-CoV-2 infection milder among children?

Patricia Palmeira et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2020.
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