J Korean Med Sci.  2020 Aug;35(33):e309. 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e309.

Universal Screening with Sample Pooling in Preoperative Patients as Long-term Strategy in the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Jung J
• Kim MN
• Kim SH

• KMID: 2505598
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e309

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