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. 2020 May 27:hcaa181. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcaa181
Covid-19: Japan’s success despite inept bureaucracy and incompetence
Andy Crump
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Andy Crump
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Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan (AC, TT)
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Tetsuya Tanimoto
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Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan (AC, TT)
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Received 2020 May 19; Revised 2020 May 21; Accepted 2020 May 22.
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