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01-10-2020 | COVID-19 | Editorial

What COVID-19 has taught us: lessons from around the globe

Authors: Adrian H. C. Koh, Luke R. S. Koh, Shwu-Jiuan Sheu, Taiji Sakamoto

Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 10/2020

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“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity” – Sun Tzu (544–496 BC). …

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Title: What COVID-19 has taught us: lessons from around the globe
Authors: Adrian H. C. Koh
Luke R. S. Koh
Shwu-Jiuan Sheu
Taiji Sakamoto
Publication date: 01-10-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: COVID-19
Telemedicine
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 10/2020
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-020-04791-9

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