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Years of neglect have left the system on the verge of collapse

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Drug treatments for covid-19

Glucocorticoids probably reduce mortality and mechanical ventilation in patients with covid-19 compared
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Physical distancing interventions and incidence of covid-19

Physical distancing interventions were associated with reductions in the incidence of covid-19 globally

Diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for covid-19

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Use of PPE against covid-19 by healthcare professionals in China

Frontline healthcare professionals who were appropriately protected did not contract infection

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Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection has
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Characterization and clinical course of 1000 patients with covid-19

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The rush could prove fatal to global public health

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Recognition is growing that many patients have long lasting effects

2. Has Sweden’s controversial covid-19 strategy been successful?

Sweden has stood out in the global pandemic by eschewing lockdown, but is now paying a heavy
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Physical distancing interventions were associated with reductions in the incidence of covid-19
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Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

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General Psychiatry

Neurological manifestations of the coronavirus

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry

Evidence-based medicine and COVID-19

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