ARF risk factors: Beyond a sore throat

Ashley N Williams¹, Gregory J Tyrrell^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Division of Diagnostic and Applied Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
² Alberta Precision Laboratories, Public Health-Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
³ Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

Ashley N Williams et al. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2022.

. 2022 Jul 18:26:100545.

doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100545. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Ashley N Williams¹, Gregory J Tyrrell^{1

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¹ Division of Diagnostic and Applied Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
² Alberta Precision Laboratories, Public Health-Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
³ Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

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Conflict of interest statement

Both authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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