key: cord-296022-yl3j2x5p
authors: Gupta, Mrinal; Abdelmaksoud, Ayman; Jafferany, Mohammad; Lotti, Torello; Sadoughifar, Roxanna; Goldust, Mohamad
title: COVID‐19 and economy
date: 2020-04-08
journal: Dermatol Ther
DOI: 10.1111/dth.13329
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doc_id: 296022
cord_uid: yl3j2x5p

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