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. 2020 Jul-Aug;10(4):196-197.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmrp.2020.07.005. Epub 2020 Jul 18.

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through the air

Ravinder Thaper  1
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Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through the air

Ravinder Thaper. Curr Med Res Pract. 2020 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Airborne Transmission; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2.

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The author declares no conflict of interest.

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