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https://doi.org/10.4414/SMW.2021.w30096

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Vol. 151 No. 4748 (2021)

Resurrecting historical lessons from tuberculosis research on airborne transmission relevant to SARS-CoV-2

  • Hans L. Rieder
  • Marcel Zwahlen
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Swiss Med Wkly. 2021;151:w30096
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29.11.2021

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