Ethical issues surrounding false information about coronavirus disease 2019

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2021-06-30

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Vityala, Y. (2021). Ethical issues surrounding false information about coronavirus disease 2019. European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 19(2), 193–196. https://doi.org/10.15584/ejcem.2021.2.13

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