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Autor: Yew WW; Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Chan DP; Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Chang KC; Tuberculosis and Chest Service, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong, China., Zhang Y; Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of thoracic disease [J Thorac Dis] 2020 Mar; Vol. 12 (3), pp. 1124-1126.
DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2020.01.30
Abstrakt: Competing Interests: Conflicts of Interest: Dr. Wing Wai Yew was consultant to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company until July 2016. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Databáze: MEDLINE