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. 2021 May:35:100878.
doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100878. Epub 2021 May 6.

Political neglect of COVID-19 and the public health consequences in Brazil: The high costs of science denial

Monica Malta  1   2   3 , Mario Vianna Vettore  4 , Cosme Marcelo Furtado Passos da Silva  5 , Angelica Baptista Silva  6 , Steffanie A Strathdee  7
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Political neglect of COVID-19 and the public health consequences in Brazil: The high costs of science denial

Monica Malta et al. EClinicalMedicine. 2021 May.
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Monica Malta acknowledges funding from R21 MH119496 (PI) and R01 MH119101 (consultant). Dr. Steffanie Strathdee acknowledges funding from R01 DA049644.

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