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Editorial
. 2021 Dec;13(24):1781-1783.
doi: 10.4155/bio-2021-0064. Epub 2021 Aug 6.

Less is more: an ecological and economic point of view on appropriate use of lab testing for COVID-19 patients

Simona Giulia Signorini  1 , Duilio Brugnoni  1 , Rosella Levaggi  2 , Emirena Garrafa  1   3
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Editorial

Less is more: an ecological and economic point of view on appropriate use of lab testing for COVID-19 patients

Simona Giulia Signorini et al. Bioanalysis. 2021 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; appropriateness; biomarkers; cost saving; environmental cost; hazardous waste; laboratory.

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