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. 2021 Dec:17:100314.
doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100314. Epub 2021 Nov 24.

COVID-19: What we need from epidemiology to help informed policies

Xin Ci Wong  1 , Pei Xuan Kuan  1 , Mohd Aizuddin Ar  1 , Kalaiarasu M Peariasamy  1
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COVID-19: What we need from epidemiology to help informed policies

Xin Ci Wong et al. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2021 Dec.
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