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. 2020 Dec;8(12):1167-1168.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30453-7. Epub 2020 Sep 29.

False-positive COVID-19 results: hidden problems and costs

Elena Surkova  1 , Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy  2 , Francis Drobniewski  2
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False-positive COVID-19 results: hidden problems and costs

Elena Surkova et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Dec.
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