Emergence of a Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and the Importance of Diagnostic Testing: Why Partnership between Clinical Laboratories, Public Health Agencies, and Industry Is Essential to Control the Outbreak

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2020, Pages 664-666

  Binnicker, Matthew J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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EID: 85082433703     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/hvaa071     Document Type: Article

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