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Editorial
. 2023 Jan;16(1):133-135.
doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2022.11.030. Epub 2022 Nov 30.

Comparison of the causes of death associated with delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants infection

A Reum Kim  1 , Jiyoung Lee  1 , Somi Park  1 , Sung Woon Kang  1 , Yun Woo Lee  1 , So Yun Lim  1 , Euijin Chang  1 , Seongman Bae  1 , Jiwon Jung  1 , Min Jae Kim  1 , Yong Pil Chong  1 , Sang-Oh Lee  1 , Sang-Ho Choi  1 , Yang Soo Kim  1 , Sung-Han Kim  2
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Comparison of the causes of death associated with delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants infection

A Reum Kim et al. J Infect Public Health. 2023 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Cause of death; Coronavirus; Delta; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2.

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