key: cord-0860133-61q7k7xg
authors: Joob, Beuy; Wiwanitkit, Viroj
title: Medical personnel, COVID-19 and emotional impact
date: 2020-04-12
journal: Psychiatry Res
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112952
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doc_id: 860133
cord_uid: 61q7k7xg

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