Novel viruses, old data, and basic principles: how to save lives and avoid harm amid the unknown.

Lancet Respir Med

Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

Published: July 2020

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