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Comment
. 2020 Dec 18;9(1):202.
doi: 10.1186/s13756-020-00868-6.

Scientific evidence supports aerosol transmission of SARS-COV-2

C Raina MacIntyre  1 , Michelle R Ananda-Rajah  2
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Scientific evidence supports aerosol transmission of SARS-COV-2

C Raina MacIntyre et al. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. .
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