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Chronobiology International
The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
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CHRONOBIOLOGY DISCUSSION FORUM: SARS-COV-2/COVID-19

COVID-19 and “natural” experiments arising from physical distancing: a hypothetical case study from chronobiology

Thomas C Errena Institute and Policlinic for Occupational Medicine, Environmental Medicine and Prevention Research, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7110-1031
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Philip Lewisa Institute and Policlinic for Occupational Medicine, Environmental Medicine and Prevention Research, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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David M. Shawb Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland;c Department of Health, Ethics and Society, CAPHRI Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8180-6927
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Pages 1115-1117 | Published online: 07 Jul 2020

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