National responses to covid-19: drivers, complexities, and uncertainties in the first year of the pandemic.
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SUBMITTER: Jung AS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8624066 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
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National responses to covid-19: drivers, complexities, and uncertainties in the first year of the pandemic.
Jung Anne-Sophie AS Haldane Victoria V Neill Rachel R Wu Shishi S Jamieson Margaret M Verma Monica M Tan Melisa M De Foo Chuan C Abdalla Salma M SM Shrestha Pami P Chua Alvin Qijia AQ Bristol Nellie N Singh Sudhvir S Bartos Michael M Mabuchi Shunsuke S Bonk Mathias M McNab Christine C Werner George K GK Panjabi Raj R Nordström Anders A Legido-Quigley Helena H
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 20211128
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