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Editorial
. 2020 Apr;68(4):681.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.16426. Epub 2020 Mar 13.

COVID-19 Presents High Risk to Older Persons

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COVID-19 Presents High Risk to Older Persons

William B Applegate et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Apr.
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