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Comment
. 2021 Mar 29;193(13):E449-E452.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210100. Epub 2021 Mar 2.

Rapid antigen screening of asymptomatic people as a public health tool to combat COVID-19

Kevin L Schwartz  1 , Allison J McGeer  2 , Isaac I Bogoch  2
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Comment

Rapid antigen screening of asymptomatic people as a public health tool to combat COVID-19

Kevin L Schwartz et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Isaac Bogoch has received consultant fees from BlueDot, a social benefit corporation that tracks the spread of emerging infectious diseases. No other competing interests were declared.

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  • Rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2.
    Liu M, Arora RK, Krajden M. Liu M, et al. CMAJ. 2021 Mar 29;193(13):E447. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.202827. Epub 2021 Mar 2. CMAJ. 2021. PMID: 33658245 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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  • Rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2.
    Liu M, Arora RK, Krajden M. Liu M, et al. CMAJ. 2021 Mar 29;193(13):E447. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.202827. Epub 2021 Mar 2. CMAJ. 2021. PMID: 33658245 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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