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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Evaluating the Triage of Suspected COVID-19 Cases in Sudan’s Emergency Settings: A Clinical Audit

Bayan E IbrahimFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, SudanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rahba Osman El-AminFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, SudanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4649-7505
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Safia Tarig Adam AbdullaFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, SudanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1664-3273
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Pages 373-382 | Received 01 Aug 2023, Accepted 11 Oct 2023, Published online: 18 Oct 2023

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