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. 2020 Nov;8(11):878-879.

doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30336-3. Epub 2020 Sep 24.

Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in paradise: the Mauritian experience

Sudhirsen Kowlessur¹, Bhushan Ori², Paul Zimmet³, Jaakko Tuomilehto⁴, Pierrot Chitson⁵, Yogeshwaree Ramphul²

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¹ Health Promotion and Research Unit, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Port Louis 11321, Mauritius. Electronic address: sukowlessur@govmu.org.
² Health Promotion and Research Unit, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Port Louis 11321, Mauritius.
³ Department of Diabetes, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁴ Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
⁵ Mauritius Diabetes Foundation, Port Louis, Mauritius.

PMID: 32979933
PMCID: PMC7515597
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30336-3

Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in paradise: the Mauritian experience

Sudhirsen Kowlessur et al. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2020 Nov.

. 2020 Nov;8(11):878-879.

doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30336-3. Epub 2020 Sep 24.

Authors

Sudhirsen Kowlessur¹, Bhushan Ori², Paul Zimmet³, Jaakko Tuomilehto⁴, Pierrot Chitson⁵, Yogeshwaree Ramphul²

Affiliations

¹ Health Promotion and Research Unit, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Port Louis 11321, Mauritius. Electronic address: sukowlessur@govmu.org.
² Health Promotion and Research Unit, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Port Louis 11321, Mauritius.
³ Department of Diabetes, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁴ Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
⁵ Mauritius Diabetes Foundation, Port Louis, Mauritius.

PMID: 32979933
PMCID: PMC7515597
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30336-3

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