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The coronavirus pandemic’s wider health-care crisis.

July 15, 2020

Khullar D. New Yorker. 2020;Jun 29.

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The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted care delivery around the globe. This story discusses the impact of the pandemic on routine and elective care. The piece shares data that tracks changes in death rates possibly related to avoided or delayed medical visits and highlights strategies to enhance decision making to manage care safely.

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