Low COVID-19 infection rate in high altitude areas

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2020-07-08

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Saavedra-Camacho JL, Iglesias-Osores S. Low COVID-19 infection rate in high altitude areas. Univ. Méd. Pinareña [Internet]. 2020 Jul. 8 [cited 2025 Apr. 13];17(2):e564. Available from: https://revgaleno.sld.cu/index.php/ump/article/view/564

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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2021): Mayo-Agosto

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