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. 2021 Jul;83(1):e16.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.05.006. Epub 2021 May 14.

COVID-19 mortality in Italy: The first wave was more severe and deadly, but only in Lombardy region

Francesco Chirico  1 , Gabriella Nucera  2 , Lukasz Szarpak  3
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COVID-19 mortality in Italy: The first wave was more severe and deadly, but only in Lombardy region

Francesco Chirico et al. J Infect. 2021 Jul.
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