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. 2021 Jan;42(1):105-107.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1224. Epub 2020 Sep 23.

Risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) acquisition among emergency department patients: A retrospective case control study

Jessica P Ridgway  1 , Ari A Robicsek  2
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Risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) acquisition among emergency department patients: A retrospective case control study

Jessica P Ridgway et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jan.
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