Less is More: an Ecological and Economic Point of View on Appropriate Use of Lab Testing for COVID-19 Patients

Overview

Journal Bioanalysis

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2021 Aug 6

PMID 34355575

Citations 5

Authors

Simona Giulia Signorini

Duilio Brugnoni

Rosella Levaggi

Emirena Garrafa

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