Clinical application of an intelligent oropharyngeal swab robot: implication for the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SUBMITTER: Li SQ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7366183 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
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Clinical application of an intelligent oropharyngeal swab robot: implication for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Li Shao-Qiang SQ Guo Wen-Liang WL Liu Hao H Wang Tao T Zhou Yuan-Yuan YY Yu Tao T Wang Chong-Yang CY Yang Yong-Ming YM Zhong Nan-Shan NS Zhang Nuo-Fu NF Li Shi-Yue SY
The European respiratory journal 20200820 2
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