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COVID-19 in Older Individuals with Cancer: Problem and Potential Solutions

Turab Mohammeda Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5063-6419
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Imran Alib Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA
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Aakash Desaic Department of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;d Department of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 214-216 | Received 30 Oct 2020, Accepted 14 Nov 2020, Published online: 15 Feb 2021

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