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Editorial
. 2020 Aug;11(4):639-643.
doi: 10.1007/s41999-020-00362-7.

Could we have done better with COVID-19 in nursing homes?

Katarzyna Szczerbińska  1
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Editorial

Could we have done better with COVID-19 in nursing homes?

Katarzyna Szczerbińska. Eur Geriatr Med. 2020 Aug.
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