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COVID-19: Notes From the Front Line, Singapore’s Primary Health Care Perspective

Wei Han Lim and Wei Mon Wong
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2020, 18 (3) 259-261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2539
Wei Han Lim
Division of Primary Care, Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
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vol. 18 no. 3 259-261
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2539
PubMed 
32393562

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication March 16, 2020
  • Revision received March 25, 2020
  • Accepted for publication March 25, 2020
  • Published online May 1, 2020.

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  1. Wei Han Lim, MBBS⇑ and
  2. Wei Mon Wong, MBBS, FCFP
  1. Division of Primary Care, Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Dr Wei Han Lim, Raffles Medical Group 585 North Bridge Rd Singapore 188770 lim_weihan{at}rafflesmedical.com

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