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Saving Hospitals Will Save Lives: A Report of an Experience in Hospital Management during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Outbreak

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/jost.v6i2.4781
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Coronavirus; Pandemics; Decision Making

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Mehrpour SR, Rabie H, Sharafi MH, Rafati M, Jafary M, Nabian MH. Saving Hospitals Will Save Lives: A Report of an Experience in Hospital Management during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Outbreak. J Orthop Spine Trauma. 2021;6(2):53-4.