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Comment
. 2020 Apr 25;395(10233):1339-1340.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30868-0. Epub 2020 Apr 15.

SARS-CoV-2 shedding and infectivity

Barry Atkinson  1 , Eskild Petersen  2
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SARS-CoV-2 shedding and infectivity

Barry Atkinson et al. Lancet. .
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