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. 2020 Oct;213(8):370-371.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.50769. Epub 2020 Sep 18.

Fewer presentations to metropolitan emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic

Andrew W Kam  1   2 , Sarah G Chaudhry  1 , Nathan Gunasekaran  1 , Andrew Jr White  1   2 , Matthew Vukasovic  1 , Adrian T Fung  1   2
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Fewer presentations to metropolitan emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic

Andrew W Kam et al. Med J Aust. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Emergency services; Infectious diseases; Population health; Population policy; Respiratory tract infections; psychiatric.

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