COVID-19. A challenge for healthcare professionals

Authors

  • Humberto Guanche Garcell Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. La Habana. Hospital Docente Clínico Quirúrgico “Joaquín Albarrán Domínguez”. La Habana. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7279-0062

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Humberto Guanche Garcell, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. La Habana. Hospital Docente Clínico Quirúrgico “Joaquín Albarrán Domínguez”. La Habana.

Especialista Segundo Grado en Epidemiología. Master en Epidemiología. Profesor e investigador auxiliar.

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Published

2020-04-06

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Guanche Garcell H. COVID-19. A challenge for healthcare professionals. Rev haban cienc méd [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 6 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];19(2):e3284. Available from: https://revhabanera.sld.cu/index.php/rhab/article/view/3284

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Vol. 19 No. 2: March-April 2020 (Issue in Progress)

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Editorial

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