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Comment
. 2020 Nov 28;396(10264):1731.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32218-2. Epub 2020 Oct 22.

The COVID-19 syndemic is not global: context matters

Emily Mendenhall  1
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The COVID-19 syndemic is not global: context matters

Emily Mendenhall. Lancet. .
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  • Offline: COVID-19 is not a pandemic.
    Horton R. Horton R. Lancet. 2020 Sep 26;396(10255):874. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32000-6. Lancet. 2020. PMID: 32979964 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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