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. 2020 Dec;38(12):1209-1210.
doi: 10.1007/s11604-020-01016-1. Epub 2020 Jul 13.

SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR and Chest CT, two complementary approaches for COVID-19 diagnosis

Eric Farfour  1 , François Mellot  2 , Philippe Lesprit  3 , Marc Vasse  3 ; SARS-CoV-2 Foch hospital study group
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SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR and Chest CT, two complementary approaches for COVID-19 diagnosis

Eric Farfour et al. Jpn J Radiol. 2020 Dec.
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Keywords: COVID-19; Chest CT; Infection prevention and control (IPC); RT-PCR; SARS-CoV-2.

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