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. 2021 May:4:100082.
doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100082. Epub 2021 Mar 20.

Do asymptomatic carriers of SARS-COV-2 transmit the virus?

Claude P Muller  1
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Do asymptomatic carriers of SARS-COV-2 transmit the virus?

Claude P Muller. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2021 May.
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The author declares no competing interests.

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