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. 2021 Jan;93(1):204-205.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.26316. Epub 2020 Aug 2.

Are the salivary glands the key players in spreading COVID-19 asymptomatic infection in dental practice?

Marlus da Silva Pedrosa  1 , Carla Renata Sipert  2 , Fernando Neves Nogueira  1
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Are the salivary glands the key players in spreading COVID-19 asymptomatic infection in dental practice?

Marlus da Silva Pedrosa et al. J Med Virol. 2021 Jan.
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