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. 2021 Feb:108:207-208.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.11.003. Epub 2020 Nov 12.

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 on laboratory paper request forms: a potential source of infection for laboratory personnel

G Winzor  1 , A Bosworth  2 , C Whalley  3 , A D Beggs  3 , S F Atabani  4
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 on laboratory paper request forms: a potential source of infection for laboratory personnel

G Winzor et al. J Hosp Infect. 2021 Feb.
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