COVID-19: Interpreting Scientific Evidence - Uncertainty, Confusion and Delays

Overview

Journal BMC Infect Dis

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2020 Sep 8

PMID 32895050

Citations 10

Authors

Julian W Tang

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