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Articles

A fine-grained evaluation of social vulnerability to COVID-19, healthcare access and built environmental disparities in Tokyo, Japan

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Pages 2006-2027 | Received 21 Jul 2022, Accepted 24 Oct 2022, Published online: 15 Nov 2022

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