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. 2020 Oct;22(5):e13352.
doi: 10.1111/tid.13352. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

Controversies regarding shielding and susceptibility to COVID-19 disease in liver transplant recipients in the United Kingdom

Angus John Hann  1   2 , Hanns Lembach  1 , Siobhan C McKay  1 , Moira Perrin  1 , John Isaac  1 , Ye H Oo  1   2 , David Mutimer  1 , Darius F Mirza  1 , Hermien Hartog  1 , Thamara Perera  1
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Controversies regarding shielding and susceptibility to COVID-19 disease in liver transplant recipients in the United Kingdom

Angus John Hann et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2020 Oct.
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Timeline of COVID‐related events in Birmingham case cohort; the dashed blue curve demonstrates the confirmed cases in the UK,* and vertical dash lines (in red) represent the important timelines and the possible exposure and diagnosis of cases described in the case series *Source: https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk
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