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Editorial

Role of fever and ambient temperature in COVID-19

Muhammad Hamdan Gula Internal Medicine Department, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7337-3866View further author information
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Zin Mar Htunb Pulmonary Critical Care Department, University of Maryland and National Institute of Health Sciences, Baltimore, Maryland, USAView further author information
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Asad Inayatc Internal Medicine Department, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, PakistanView further author information
Pages 171-173 | Received 21 Apr 2020, Accepted 25 Aug 2020, Published online: 09 Sep 2020

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