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. 2020 Jun;95(6):1127-1129.
doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.04.004. Epub 2020 Apr 11.

COVID-19 Testing: The Threat of False-Negative Results

Colin P West  1 , Victor M Montori  2 , Priya Sampathkumar  3
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COVID-19 Testing: The Threat of False-Negative Results

Colin P West et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Jun.
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