Strengthening the UK primary care response to covid-19

@article{Park2020StrengtheningTU,
  title={Strengthening the UK primary care response to covid-19},
  author={Sophie Elizabeth Park and Josephine Elliott and Anita Berlin and Julia Hamer-Hunt and Andy Haines},
  journal={BMJ},
  year={2020},
  volume={370}
}
More emphasis on primary care in the management of covid-19 would improve outcomes for patients argue Sophie Park and colleagues 
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