Reflections for global public health research and evidence-based medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

S Afr Med J

Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, South Africa; Adolescent Health Research Unit, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Published: September 2020

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