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. 2020 Oct 24;396(10259):1329-1330.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32145-0.

Misuse of SARS-CoV-2 testing in symptomatic health-care staff in the UK - Authors' reply

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Misuse of SARS-CoV-2 testing in symptomatic health-care staff in the UK - Authors' reply

James R M Black et al. Lancet. .
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