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Editorial
. 2020 Jun 26;6(26):eabc5354.
doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abc5354. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Point of no return: COVID-19 and the U.S. healthcare system: An emergency physician's perspective

Maia Dorsett  1
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Editorial

Point of no return: COVID-19 and the U.S. healthcare system: An emergency physician's perspective

Maia Dorsett. Sci Adv. .
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