Simple Questionnaires to Improve Pooling Strategies for SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory Testing
By: Sophie Schneitler, Philipp Jung, Florian Bub, Farah Alhussein, Sophia Benthien, Fabian K. Berger, Barbara Berkó-Göttel, Janina Eisenbeis, Daphne Hahn, Alexander Halfmann, Katharina Last, Maximilian Linxweiler, Stefan Lohse, Cihan Papan, Thorsten Pfuhl, Jürgen Rissland, Sophie Roth, Uwe Schlotthauer, Jürg Utzinger, Sigrun Smola, Barbara C. Gärtner and Sören L. Becker
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Published on: Nov 18, 2020
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© 2020 Sophie Schneitler, Philipp Jung, Florian Bub, Farah Alhussein, Sophia Benthien, Fabian K. Berger, Barbara Berkó-Göttel, Janina Eisenbeis, Daphne Hahn, Alexander Halfmann, Katharina Last, Maximilian Linxweiler, Stefan Lohse, Cihan Papan, Thorsten Pfuhl, Jürgen Rissland, Sophie Roth, Uwe Schlotthauer, Jürg Utzinger, Sigrun Smola, Barbara C. Gärtner, Sören L. Becker, published by Ubiquity Press
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