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editorial . 2020 Oct 21:ciaa1440. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1440
Saliva is the Key Element for SARS-CoV-2 Mass Screening
Lorenzo Azzi
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Lorenzo Azzi
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Unit of Oral Medicine and Pathology, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Unit of Oral Medicine and Pathology, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Corresponding author: Dr Lorenzo Azzi, DDS, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Unit of Oral Medicine and Pathology, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 10, via G. Piatti, 21100, Varese (Velate), Italy, +39-3476766856, l.azzi@uninsubria.it
Received 2020 Sep 12.
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