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Comment
. 2020 Oct;68(10):2197.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.16739. Epub 2020 Aug 3.

Comment on: COVID-19 and Older Adults: What We Know

Giuseppe Famularo  1
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Comment

Comment on: COVID-19 and Older Adults: What We Know

Giuseppe Famularo. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Oct.
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Comment on

  • COVID-19 and Older Adults: What We Know.
    Shahid Z, Kalayanamitra R, McClafferty B, Kepko D, Ramgobin D, Patel R, Aggarwal CS, Vunnam R, Sahu N, Bhatt D, Jones K, Golamari R, Jain R. Shahid Z, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 May;68(5):926-929. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16472. Epub 2020 Apr 20. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020. PMID: 32255507 Free PMC article. Review.

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