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. 2020 Nov;189(4):1143-1144.
doi: 10.1007/s11845-020-02218-2. Epub 2020 Mar 24.

COVID-19 may transmit through aerosol

Juan Wang  1 , Guoqiang Du  2
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COVID-19 may transmit through aerosol

Juan Wang et al. Ir J Med Sci. 2020 Nov.
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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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