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Assessing risk in the retail environment during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Assessing risk in the retail environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Budd, C.; Calvert, K.; Johnson, S. et al.
In: Royal Society Open Science, Vol. 8, No. 5, 210344, 31.05.2021.

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Budd, C, Calvert, K, Johnson, S & Tickle, SO 2021, 'Assessing risk in the retail environment during the COVID-19 pandemic', Royal Society Open Science, vol. 8, no. 5, 210344. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210344

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Budd, C., Calvert, K., Johnson, S., & Tickle, S. O. (2021). Assessing risk in the retail environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Royal Society Open Science, 8(5), Article 210344. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210344

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Budd C, Calvert K, Johnson S, Tickle SO. Assessing risk in the retail environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Royal Society Open Science. 2021 May 31;8(5):210344. Epub 2021 May 12. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210344

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Budd, C. ; Calvert, K. ; Johnson, S. et al. / Assessing risk in the retail environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Royal Society Open Science. 2021 ; Vol. 8, No. 5.

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