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letter . 2020 Mar 29:taaa038. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa038
High population densities catalyze the spread of COVID-19
J Rocklöv
1, H Sjödin
1
J Rocklöv, PhD
1
Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section of Sustainable Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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H Sjödin, PhD
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Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section of Sustainable Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section of Sustainable Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Keywords: coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, basic reproduction number, isolation and quarantine, incubation time, evacuation
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