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Comment
. 2020 Sep;20(9):994-995.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30428-X. Epub 2020 May 20.

COVID-19: when should quarantine be enforced?

Chris T Bauch  1 , Madhur Anand  2
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COVID-19: when should quarantine be enforced?

Chris T Bauch et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Sep.
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