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Editorial
. 2021 Jul:149:56-58.
doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.02.001. Epub 2021 Feb 6.

Is COVID-19 the worst pandemic?

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Editorial

Is COVID-19 the worst pandemic?

Jack Feehan et al. Maturitas. 2021 Jul.
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A historical timeline of the major pandemics showing number of infections and upper and lower estimates of deaths.

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