The value of CT imaging for COVID-19 pneumonia: report of a false-negative nucleic acid test case.
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SUBMITTER: Lu CY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7330311 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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The value of CT imaging for COVID-19 pneumonia: report of a false-negative nucleic acid test case.
Lu Chun-Yan CY Bai Hong-Li HL Yuan Yuan Y Lu Qiang Q
Journal of thoracic disease 20200501 5
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