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Comment
. 2021 Mar 29;193(13):E447.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.202827. Epub 2021 Mar 2.

Rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2

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Rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2

Michael Liu et al. CMAJ. .
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Competing interests: Mel Krajden has received grants paid to his institution from Roche, Hologic and Siemens, outside the submitted work. No other competing interests were declared.

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