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Trends in COVID-19

Incidence, mortality, and case fatality in Iraq

Nagham A. Mawlood and Riyadh K. Lafta
Saudi Medical Journal May 2022, 43 (5) 500-507; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.5.20220088

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