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. 2020 Jun 22;14(6):e0008409.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008409. eCollection 2020 Jun.

COVID-19 in jails and prisons: A neglected infection in a marginalized population

Carlos Franco-Paredes  1   2 , Katherine Jankousky  1 , Jonathan Schultz  1 , Jessica Bernfeld  3 , Kimberly Cullen  4 , Nicolas G Quan  1 , Shelley Kon  1 , Peter Hotez  5 , Andrés F Henao-Martínez  1 , Martin Krsak  1
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COVID-19 in jails and prisons: A neglected infection in a marginalized population

Carlos Franco-Paredes et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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